Goniobranchus aureopurpureus (Collingwood, 1881)

Mehrotra, Rahul, A. Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel, M. Scott, Chad, Arnold, Spencer, Monchanin, Coline, Viyakarn, Voranop & Chavanich, Suchana, 2021, An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters, ZooKeys 1042, pp. 73-188 : 73

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus (Collingwood, 1881) Figure 10A

Material examined.

One specimen 45 mm, SN.

Ecology.

Locally rare, known only from soft sediment habitats outside the coral reef. Depth 12-16 m.

Distribution.

Across the Indo-Pacific including Myanmar ( Sanpanich and Duangdee 2019), Australia ( Nimbs and Smith 2016), the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Japan, Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia ( Gosliner et al. 2008). Known from both Andaman and Gulf waters of Thailand ( Chavanich et al. 2013).

Figures

Figure 10. A Goniobranchus aureopurpureus 45 mm B Goniobranchus fidelis 12 mm C Goniobranchus geometricus 15 mm (photograph by Kirsty Magson) D, E Goniobranchus sinensis different morphs, 34 mm (D) and 55 mm (E) F Goniobranchus tumuliferus 10 mm G Goniobranchus verrieri 10 mm (photograph by Khumron Waipaka) H Goniobranchus sp. 55 mm (photograph by Phannee Mccarthy) I Hypselodoris cerisae 4 mm J Hypselodoris confetti 24 mm (photograph by Pau Urgell Plaza) K Hypselodoris decorata 18 mm L Hypselodoris infucata 12 mm.