Goniobranchus obsoletus

Goniobranchus obsoletus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Goniobranchus
Species:	G. obsoletus
Binomial name
Goniobranchus obsoletus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831) [1]
Synonyms [2]
Casella obsoleta(Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831) Chromodoris obsoleta(Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831) Doris obsoletaRüppell & Leuckart, 1831 (basionym)

Goniobranchus obsoletus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. ^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

This species was described from the Red Sea. It has also been reported from the Persian Gulf. ^[4]

Description

Goniobranchus obsoletus is a chromodorid nudibranch with a mostly white mantle and an orange mantle edge. There is an irregular band of blue-black just inside the orange margin and the mantle is rugose with an orange-brown reticulation between the raised pustules. The rhinophores and gills are translucent brown with white markings. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

References

1. Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F.S. (1831) Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Brunner, Frankfurt am Main. 23-50, pls 7-12 pages.
2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus obsoletus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-07
3. Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
4. Rudman, W.B., 2004 (August 3) Chromodoris obsoleta (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830 or 31). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
5. Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN   978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 164
6. Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 223
7. Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.