Goniobranchus hintuanensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Goniobranchus |
Species: | G. hintuanensis |
Binomial name | |
Goniobranchus hintuanensis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Goniobranchus hintuanensis is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [1]
This species was described from Balayan Bay, Luzon, Philippines. It has been reported from the Marshall Islands, [3] Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka. Specimens from the Indian Ocean differ in having yellow spots in the paler patches of the dorsal pattern. [4] [5] [6] [7]