Goniobranchus thompsoni is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Goniobranchus thompsoni | |
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| Two individuals of Goniobranchus thompsoni on a sponge that may be their food species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Goniobranchus |
| Species: | G. thompsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniobranchus thompsoni | |
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Providential Hd, Wattamolla Bay, Royal National Park, Sydney. It has only been reported from New South Wales.[3]
References
edit- ↑ Rudman, W. B. (1983). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris splendida, C. aspersa and Hypselodoris placida colour groups". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 78 (2): 105–173. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1983.tb00864.x.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2021). Goniobranchus thompsoni Rudman, 1983. In: MolluscaBase (2026). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-04-18
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 3) Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.