WoRMS taxon details
Goniobranchus kitae (Gosliner, 1994)
597359 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:597359)
accepted
Species
Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994) Gosliner, T. M. (1994). New species of <i>Chromodoris</i> and <i>Noumea</i> (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the western Indian Ocean and southern Africa. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 48(12) : 239-252. (8 figs)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15776641 [details]
Type locality contained in Madagascan Coast
type locality contained in Madagascan Coast [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Goniobranchus kitae (Gosliner, 1994). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597359 on 2025-06-05
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
(of Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994) Gosliner, T. M. (1994). New species of <i>Chromodoris</i> and <i>Noumea</i> (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the western Indian Ocean and southern Africa. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 48(12) : 239-252. (8 figs)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15776641 [details]
new combination reference Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 7(4): e33479., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 [details]
new combination reference Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 7(4): e33479., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 [details]
Other
additional source
Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 276 [details]
page(s): 276 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Glamorous Rainbow Dorid | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) (from synonym Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) (from synonym Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994)
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym
