Gymnodoris aurita
February 23, 2017
Goniobranchus verrieri
February 24, 2017
Order : NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder : EUCTENIDIACEA
Infraorder : DORIDACEA
Superfamily : POLYCEROIDEA
Family : Gymnodorididae
DISTRIBUTION
It is widely distributed in the western Pacific with published records from China, Japan, Hawaii, Singapore and the Philippines. It is also found in northern Australia and has been reported from southern Africa.
This species is white with orange spots and usually an orange border to the somewhat pointed head region of the mantle. The translucent white gills form a circle or semi-circle and usually have an orange line along the outer axis of the upper half of each gill. The translucent white rhinophore club is tipped with orange. The posterior end of the foot is either tipped with orange or has an orange median line. It grows to about 15 mm.
