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Geometric goniobranchus
Goniobranchus geometricus
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 597336, checked 2026-10-31). Recorded in Maldives sources as Chromodoris geometrica.
- English
- Geometric goniobranchus
- Scientific
- Goniobranchus geometricus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 6 to 23 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A chromodorid nudibranch with a grey to brown back covered in white bumps and rings in a geometric pattern. It feeds on sponges on reefs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=6); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=13, 9 observers); literature records via OBIS; SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Goniobranchus-geometricus.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597336
- inaturalist.org /taxa/346881
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chromodoris_geometrica.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.