Goniodoris castanea

Alder & Hancock, 1845

Goniodoris castanea
Photographed by: Martijn Spierenburg

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Opisthobranchia
Order:Nudibranchia
Suborder:Doridina
Family:Goniodorididae
Species:Goniodoris castanea

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #7899
This dorid is characterised by the conspicuous, sharp ridge that runs down the middle of the mantle, and there is a similar sharp ridges at the edge of the mantle and down the centre of the tail. The colour is reddish brown in colour with numerous white speckles.

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Pictures of Goniodoris castanea

Goniodoris castanea from Zeeland, NetherlandsIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
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