Goniobranchus albonares Alabaster Rainbow Dorid

Goniobranchus albonares is commonly referred to as Alabaster Rainbow Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Chromodoris albonares maiting Taiwan 2012

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AphiaID:: 597346

Scientific:: Goniobranchus albonares
German:: Prachtsternschnecke
English:: Alabaster Rainbow Dorid

Category:: голожаберный Моллюск

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > albonares (Species)
Initial determination:: (Rudman, ), 1990

Occurrence:: Australia, Bali, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , South-Africa, Taiwan
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 5 - 22 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0" - 0.39" (0,7cm - 1,5cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-01-15 18:59:33
Last edit:: 2025-05-09 19:39:46

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Goniobranchus albonares (Rudman, 1990)

Goniobranchus albonares (formerly Chromodoris albonares) has a white body, which is bordered by an orang-colored band. This band can be in clolour red-brown, sometimes orange-yellow.Rrhinophores are very large, translucent white.

Synonymised names
Chromodoris albonares Rudman, 1990 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

seaslugforum.net (en). Abgerufen am 09.05.2025.
seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 09.05.2025.

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Chromodoris albonares maiting Taiwan 2012

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Goniobranchus albonares Copyright Bo Davidsson

Goniobranchus albonares, Anilao, Philippines 2020

Goniobranchus albonares, sepok wall Caban Island, Tingloy, Philippines 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

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