Goniobranchus nudibranch (no English common name)
Goniobranchus gleniei
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 597358, checked 2026-10-31). Recorded in Maldives sources as Chromodoris gleniei.
- English
- Goniobranchus nudibranch (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Goniobranchus gleniei
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A chromodorid nudibranch whose mantle has a golden-brown centre with irregular black spots, a white outer band and a continuous black to deep purple line running right round the edge. It is an Indian Ocean species and one of the most often photographed sea slugs in the Maldives. Like its relatives, it feeds on sponges.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=6); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=73, 43 observers); literature records via OBIS; SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597358
- inaturalist.org /taxa/326058
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Goniobranchus_gleniei_Maldives.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.