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Goniodoris mercurialis

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Goniodoris mercurialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Goniodoris
Species:
G. mercurialis
Binomial name
Goniodoris mercurialis
Macnae, 1958[1]

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

Distribution

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This species was first described from False Bay, South Africa. It is found on both sides of the Cape Peninsula.[2]

Description

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

Ecology

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Goniodoris mercurialis feeds on colonial ascidians.

References

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  1. ^ Macnae, W., 1958. The families Polyceridae and Goniodorididae (Mollusca, Nudibranchiata) in southern Africa. Transactions Royal Society South Africa 35(4), 341-372. (Pls.17-18)
  2. ^ Gosliner, T. 1987. Nudibranchs of southern Africa: A guide to Opisthobranch molluscs of southern Africa Sea. Challengers, Monterey.