Goniobranchus multimaculosus

Goniobranchus multimaculosus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.^[2] This species was transferred from Chromodoris to Goniobranchus in 2012.^[3]

Goniobranchus multimaculosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Goniobranchus
Species:	G. multimaculosus
Binomial name
Goniobranchus multimaculosus (Rudman, 1987)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Chromodoris multimaculosa Rudman, 1987 (basionym)

Distribution

This marine species was described from northern Tasmania.^[4]

Description

Goniobranchus multimaculosus is a chromodorid nudibranch with a pink, spotted mantle. The middle of the mantle is pink with fine white specks and an irregular scattering of bright red spots and the margin is white with large orange spots.^[5]