Species Goniobranchus fabulus Soong & Gosliner, 2021
- Goniobranchus fabulus Soong, G.Y., Bonomo, L.J., Reimer, J.D. & Gosliner, T.M. 2022. Battle of the bands: systematics and phylogeny of the white Goniobranchus nudibranchs with marginal bands (Nudibranchia, Chromodorididae). ZooKeys 1083: 169-210 [192].Zoobank Registration Number:http://zoobank.org/A8690AEB-E87C-4F2D-985F-98404B87644A
Type data:
Holotype CASIZ 191271 specimen, sex not mentioned, Siar Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea [5.187°S, 145.807°E].
Paratype(s) CASIZ 177517, Arthur’s Rock, Maricaban Strait, Mabini (Calumpan Peninsula), Batangas Province, Luzon, Philippines [13.417°N, 120.517°E]; CASIZ 177685, Bethlehem Channel, Bethlehem, Maricaban Island, Batangas Province, Philippines [13.672°N, 120.841°E]; CASIZ 201949, Lago de Oro Hotel, Verde Island Passage coast, Calatagan, Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines [13.917°N, 120.616°E]; CASIZ 191118, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Goniobranchus preciosus Kelaart, 1858 [a misidnetification]. —
Rudman, W.B. 1985. The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris aureomarginata, C. verrieri and C. fidelis colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 83: 241-299 (figs. 12b, 13b, 17)
Introduction
Soong et al. (2021) state that "This species appears to be restricted to the western and southern central Pacific tropics (Gosliner et al. 2008, 2015, 2018) with reports from the Philippines (present study), Japan (Nakano 2018), Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu (Gosliner et al. 2008), Australia, and Fiji (Rudman 1985)". The location of the Australian records was not mentioned by the authors.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
South of Townsville to Heron Island, QLD
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [175] (as Goniobranchus preciosus)
General References
Gosliner, T.M., Valdéz, A. & Behrens, D.W. 2018. Nudibranch & Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. Jacksonville, Florida : New World Publications 2nd Edition, 452 pp. [152, middle right photo] (as Chromodoris preciosa)
Rudman, W.B. 1985. The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris aureomarginata, C. verrieri and C. fidelis colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 83: 241-299 (as Chromodoris preciosa)
Soong, GY, Bonomo, LJ, Reimer, JD, Gosliner, TM 2021. Battle of the bands: systematics and phylogeny of the white Goniobranchus nudibranchs with marginal bands (Nudibranchia, Chromodorididae). ZooKeys 1083: 169-210
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUDIBRANCHIA | 23-Aug-2022 | ADDED |