Goniobranchus woodwardae, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Nicola Davis
Goniobranchus woodwardae, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Nicola Davis
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
Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (3% 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: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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