Goniobranchus kuniei
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Kuni's chromodoris, fan 38 west, wakatobi, 2018 (45763962462) (cropped).jpg
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| genus = Goniobranchus
| species = kuniei
| authority = (Pruvot-Fol, 1930)Pruvot-Fol, A. 1930. Diagnose provisoires (incomplètes) des espèces nouvelles et liste provisoire des mollusques nudibranches recueillis par Mme. A. Pruvot-Fol en Nouvelle Calédonie (Ile des Pins). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, series 2, 2(2):229-232.
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| Chromodoris kuniei| Pruvot-Fol, 1930 basionym
| Chromodoris kuniei ransoni | (Pruvot-Fol, 1954)
| Glossodoris kuniei| Pruvot-Fol, 1930)
| Glossodoris ransoni| Pruvot-Fol, 1954}}
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Goniobranchus kuniei is a species of a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.WoRMS (2011). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597339 Goniobranchus kuniei Pruvot-Fol, 1930.] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2012
Distribution
These species were initially documented in New Caledonia. They are known from the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean, including Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 22) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/chrokuni Chromodoris kuniei Pruvot-Fol, 1930.]
Description
The Goniobranchus kuniei has a striking pattern of blue spots with pale blue halos on a creamy-colored mantle. Its mantle also features a double border of purple and blue. The body can reach a length of approximately {{convert|40|mm|abbr=on}}.Rudman W.B. (1987) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicuria, C. aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 90: 305-407. page(s): 341 The species Goniobranchus tritos and Goniobranchus geminus share similar color patterns.Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. {{ISBN|978-3-939767-06-0}} page(s): 159Gosliner, 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): 216
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External links
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- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tanaka_juuyoh/2977113513/ Goniobranchus kuniei, videos] at Bali, Indonesia
- {{Sealifephotos|597339}}
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