Goniobranchus obsoletus

Goniobranchus obsoletus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831)

Goniobranchus obsoletus @ Gordon beach, Tel Aviv , Israel by Tal Shema

Taxonomy

	Superdomain	Biota
	Kingdom	Animalia
	Phylum	Mollusca
	Class	Gastropoda
	Subclass	Heterobranchia
	Infraclass	Euthyneura
	Subterclass	Ringipleura
	Superorder	Nudipleura
	Order	Nudibranchia
	Suborder	Doridina
	Infraorder	Doridoidei
	Superfamily	Chromodoridoidea
	Family	Chromodorididae
	Subfamily	Chromodoridinae
	Genus	Goniobranchus
	Species	Goniobranchus obsoletus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)

	Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 597365).

Synonyms

Casella obsoleta (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831)
Chromodoris obsoleta (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831)
Doris obsoleta Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830 (original)

Description

Biology

Etymology

Obsoletus. From Latin “obsoletus”, hackneyed, worn-out, dilapidated.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Goniobranchus obsoletus
Sources:
: OBIS : GROC 2010-2011 : Enric Madrenas : João Pedro Silva : Bernard Picton : GBIF.ORG	: OPK : VIMAR : Manuel Ballesteros. : M@re Nostrum : Altres fonts : Marine Regions

Abundance

Western Mediterranean:	☆☆☆☆☆
Eastern Mediterranean:	☆☆☆☆☆
Atlantic Ocean:	☆☆☆☆☆

Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Goniobranchus obsoletus based on our own records.

More pictures

Goniobranchus obsoletus @ Gordon beach, Tel Aviv by Tal Shema

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Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2012-2025) "Goniobranchus obsoletus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 11/08/2015. Accessed: 03/02/2025. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=19875)

Goniobranchus obsoletus