Goniodoris nodosa

Goniodoris nodosa
	The nudibranch Goniodoris nodosa, Gulen Dive Resort, Norway.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Doridina
Superfamily:	Onchidoridoidea
Family:	Goniodorididae
Genus:	Goniodoris
Species:	G. nodosa
Binomial name
	Goniodoris nodosa; Montagu, 1808
Synonyms
	Doris nodosa Montagu, 1808 (original combination) ; Doris barvicensis Johnston, 1838 ; Doris elongata Thompson W., 1840 ; Goniodoris emarginata Forbes, 1840 ;

Goniodoris nodosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.

Distribution[edit]

This species was first described from Devon. It has subsequently been reported widely in Britain and Ireland where it is common from the lower shore to moderate depths.^[5]

Description[edit]

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with spots of white and yellow.^[6] It can reach 27mm in length. Its mantle is reduced and shows its foot.^[7]

Ecology[edit]

Goniodoris nodosa feeds on bryozoans of the genus Alcyonidium, including Alcyonidium diaphanum, and, when fully grown, the tunicate Dendrodoa grossularia and Botryllus schlosseri, family Styelidae.^[7]

References[edit]

^ Montagu, G., 1808. Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 9:81-114, pls. 1-8.
^ Johnston G., 1838: Miscellanea zoologica. Annals of Natural History, or Magazine of Zoology, Botany and Geology 1 (1): 44-56, 114-125
^ Thompson W., 1840: Contributions towards a knowledge of the Mollusca Nudibranchia and Mollusca Tunicata of Ireland, with descriptions of some apparently new species of Invertebrata. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 (29): 84-102
^ Forbes E., 1840: On some new and rare British mollusca. Annals of Natural History, or Magazine of Zoology, Botany and Geology 5(29): 102-108, pl. 2
^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
^ Picton B.E. & Morrow C.C., 1994: A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles. Immel Publishing LtId., London.
^ ^a ^b Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 526. ISBN 978-0-19-954944-3.

Alder J. & Hancock A., 1845: Notice of a new genus and several new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16: 311-316
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213

[Montagu-1] Montagu, G., 1808. Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 9:81-114, pls. 1-8.

[2] Johnston G., 1838: Miscellanea zoologica. Annals of Natural History, or Magazine of Zoology, Botany and Geology 1 (1): 44-56, 114-125

[3] Thompson W., 1840: Contributions towards a knowledge of the Mollusca Nudibranchia and Mollusca Tunicata of Ireland, with descriptions of some apparently new species of Invertebrata. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 (29): 84-102

[4] Forbes E., 1840: On some new and rare British mollusca. Annals of Natural History, or Magazine of Zoology, Botany and Geology 5(29): 102-108, pl. 2

[5] Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland

[6] Picton B.E. & Morrow C.C., 1994: A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles. Immel Publishing LtId., London.

[:0-7] Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 526. ISBN 978-0-19-954944-3.

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