Goniobranchus epicurius

Goniobranchus epicurius is a species of colourful sea slug called a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.^[2][3]

Goniobranchus epicurius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Goniobranchus
Species:	G. epicurius
Binomial name
Goniobranchus epicurius (Basedow & Hedley, 1905)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Chromodoris epicuria (Basedow & Hedley, 1905) Chromodoris victoriae (Burn, 1957) Glossodoris victoriae Burn, 1957 Hypselodoris epicuria Basedow & Hedley, 1905 (basionym)

Distribution

This species is known to range from South Australia to Victoria and Tasmania.^[4][5]

Description

Goniobranchus epicurius is a chromodorid nudibranch with a translucent white mantle. The edge of the mantle is opaque white with orange spots. There are thin opaque white longitudinal lines and small orange spots on the mantle. The rhinophores and gills are translucent, edged with opaque white pigment. Specimens with a heavy dusting of red pigment and no white lines on the mantle match the original description.^[6][4][7][8]