Goniodoris ovata

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Goniodoris ovata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Goniodoris
Species:
G. ovata
Binomial name
Goniodoris ovata
Barnard, 1934 [1]

Goniodoris ovata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae .

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Distribution

This species was first described from South Africa.

Description

Ecology

Goniodoris ovata probably feeds on bryozoans or colonial ascidians but the diet is apparently not yet determined.

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References

  1. Barnard, K. H. (1934). A new species of Goniodoris from South Africa. Journal of Conchology, London. 20 : 2-3