SOLITARY ISLANDS
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Species Index

Goniobranchus geometricus
(Risbec, 1928)

Distribution: Uncommon in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Found in tropical Indo-West Pacific, including Sth Africa, the Maldives, Japan, Okinawa. In Australia known from Western Australia, Queensland, northern New South Wales and Lord Howe Island.

Ecological Notes: Found on rocky reef, feeds on sponges including Chelonaplysilla violacea.

Additional Notes: Best recognised by the violet/black lines on the mantle and the yellowish/green gills and rhinophores. Grows to around 30 mm.

References: Gary Cobb, David Mullins, Nudibranchs Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition, 2015. Publishers Thomas Slone, Masalai Press and Tim Hochgrebe, Underwater Australasia. p.136.

Australian Museum, Sea Slug Forum. http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/chrogeom. Accessed 07/08/18.