Goniodoris mercurialis
| Goniodoris mercurialis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | G. mercurialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Goniodoris mercurialis Macnae, 1958[1]
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Goniodoris mercurialis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Distribution[]
This species was first described from False Bay, South Africa. It is found on both sides of the Cape Peninsula.[2]
Description[]
This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent tan in colour, with large areas of white surface pigment on the oral tentacles and the back and sides of the body.
Ecology[]
Goniodoris mercurialis feeds on colonial ascidians.
References[]
- ^ Macnae, W., 1958. The families Polyceridae and Goniodorididae (Mollusca, Nudibranchiata) in southern Africa. Transactions Royal Society South Africa 35(4), 341-372. (Pls.17-18)
- ^ Gosliner, T. 1987. Nudibranchs of southern Africa: A guide to Opisthobranch molluscs of southern Africa Sea. Challengers, Monterey.
Categories:
- Goniodorididae
- Gastropods described in 1958