Goniodoris felis

Goniodoris felis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]

Goniodoris felis
Goniodoris felis 8 m away, in the Izu Marine Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Onchidoridoidea
Family:
Goniodorididae
Genus:
Goniodoris
Species:
G. felis
Binomial name
Goniodoris felis
Baba, 1949[1]

Distribution

This species was first described from Japan. It also occurs in Hong Kong and South Korea.[3]

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent pink in colour, with large areas of white surface pigment on the oral tentacles, along the pallial margin and back and sides of the body.

Ecology

Goniodoris felis probably feeds on bryozoans or colonial ascidians but the diet is apparently not yet determined.[3]

References
  1. Baba, K. 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. 194 pp., 50 pls. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Goniodoris felis Baba, 1949. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 11) Goniodoris felis Baba, 1949. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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