Goniobranchus trimarginatus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Goniobranchus |
| Species: | G. trimarginatus
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| Goniobranchus trimarginatus (Winckworth, 1946)[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Bombay, India. It is reported from the Northern Indian Ocean to Malaysia.[4][5][6][7]
Description
editGoniobranchus trimarginatus has a translucent white mantle covered with small irregular red spots and patches. At the edge of the mantle, a dense band of white glands show through the skin and the mantle is edged with three thin bands, yellow, wine red, and then at the extreme edge another thin white band. Its gills and rhinophore clubs are translucent white with opaque white edging. Its body reaches a length of 30 mm.[5]
References
edit- ^ Winckworth, R. (1946). Glossodoris from Bombay. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 26, 155-160.
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Goniobranchus trimarginatus (Winckworth, 1946). Accessed on 2018-11-06.
- ^ Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
- ^ Rudman W.B. (1985) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris aureomarginata, C. verrieri and C. fidelis colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 83: 241-299. page(s): 283
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2000 (July 4) Chromodoris trimarginata (Winckworth, 1946). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 221
- ^ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 164