Goniobranchus rubrocornutus

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

Goniobranchus rubrocornutus
The nudibranch Goniobranchus rubrocornutus, Mirs Bay, Hong Kong.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Goniobranchus
Species:	G. rubrocornutus
Binomial name
Goniobranchus rubrocornutus (Rudman, 1985)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Chromodoris rubrocornuta Rudman, 1985 (basionym)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific. It was described from Hong Kong. It has been reported from American Samoa, the Marshall Islands and the Philippines.^[3][4]

Description

Goniobranchus rubrocornutus is a chromodorid nudibranch with a semi-translucent white mantle and coloured margin. In this species there is an irregular white band, then a broken red marginal band and a broad yellow band at the edge of the mantle. The rhinophores and gills are translucent red. The body reaches a length of 15 mm.^[5][6]