Goniobranchus geometricus, NSW, Australia, Photo: Nicola Davis
Goniobranchus geometricus, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Goniobranchus geometricus, Lord Howe Is, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
White body with nodules and black lines. Rhinophores are yellow/green, the edge and underside of the mantle is purple. The mantle skirt waves up and down as the animal crawls along.
Information
Max Size: 4 cm
Habitat: Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (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.
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