Goniobranchus sp.02 Goniobranchus cf. geminus

Goniobranchus sp.02 is commonly referred to as Goniobranchus cf. geminus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Jean-Marie Gradot, La Reunion

Chromodoris cf geminus, La Reunion 2016

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lexID:: 10757
AphiaID:: 558453

Scientific:: Goniobranchus sp.02
German:: Goniobranchus cf. geminus, Prachtschnerschnecke
English:: Goniobranchus Cf. Geminus

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > sp.02 (Species)
Initial determination:: Pease, 1866

Occurrence:: Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Réunion , South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 10 - 25 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water, Shallow reefs
Size:: 1.18" - 2.76" (3,0cm - 7cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, No reliable information available, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-05-25 18:36:44
Last edit:: 2025-07-22 16:14:37

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Goniobranchus sp.(Goniobranchus cf. geminus)

This nudibranch looks like a Goniobranchus geminus (Synonym Chromodoris geminus), but differs in any details.Seaslugs genus Goniobranchus feeds exclusively on sponges.

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Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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