Goniobranchus tumuliferus (Collingwood, 1881)

Mehrotra, Rahul, A. Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel, M. Scott, Chad, Arnold, Spencer, Monchanin, Coline, Viyakarn, Voranop & Chavanich, Suchana, 2021, An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters, ZooKeys 1042, pp. 73-188 : 73

Goniobranchus tumuliferus (Collingwood, 1881) Figure 10F

Material examined.

Two specimens 10-15 mm, CP.

Ecology.

Predominantly found among coral and rock at an offshore submerged pinnacle site. Also sparsely recorded from the deeper soft sediment habitats near the island. Depth 11-25 m.

Distribution.

Across the western Pacific including Vietnam ( Martynov and Korshunova 2012), the Philippines, Japan, Australia, and New Caledonia ( Gosliner et al. 2008). Known from the Gulf of Thailand ( Jensen 1998; Chavanich et al. 2013).

Figures

Figure 10. A Goniobranchus aureopurpureus 45 mm B Goniobranchus fidelis 12 mm C Goniobranchus geometricus 15 mm (photograph by Kirsty Magson) D, E Goniobranchus sinensis different morphs, 34 mm (D) and 55 mm (E) F Goniobranchus tumuliferus 10 mm G Goniobranchus verrieri 10 mm (photograph by Khumron Waipaka) H Goniobranchus sp. 55 mm (photograph by Phannee Mccarthy) I Hypselodoris cerisae 4 mm J Hypselodoris confetti 24 mm (photograph by Pau Urgell Plaza) K Hypselodoris decorata 18 mm L Hypselodoris infucata 12 mm.