Goniobranchus woodwardae

Woodwards Nudibranch
Goniobranchus woodwardae
Goniobranchus woodwardae, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Nicola Davis
Goniobranchus woodwardae
Goniobranchus woodwardae, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Nicola Davis
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Goniobranchus woodwardae
Goniobranchus woodwardae

Distribution

Localised


Description

White edge to mantle and red spots on the body which central in blue patches. The mantle has a narrow yellow / orange margin. A very similar species Chromodoris thompsoni is differentiated by having the red spots in the offset in the blue patches.


Information

Max Size: N/A cm

Sea Temperature Range: N/A

Depth: N/A

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (3.4% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Several (6 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Nicola Davis