Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Collingwoods chromodoris | Collingwoods Nudibranch
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Mantle is bordered with purple, which abutts a broad white region surrounding a large central portion of translucent red-orange to brown. The outer half of the white mantle portion is scattered by numerous yellow spots. Purple spots are typically larger, and are more numerous on the inner half. Dark patches and scattered white specks can also be found in the central orange portion. Rhinophore stalk is translucent, and club is dark red-brown with white specks. Gills are translucent, with dark brown lines bordering the inner and outer edges.
Information
Max Size: 11 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 16.1-24.9°C
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 (2.1% 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: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Jo Schmid