Goniodoris nodosa | The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

<em>Goniodoris nodosa</em> (Montagu, 1808)

Goniodoris nodosa. Length 11mm. Wide, blunt, flattened oral tentacles. Translucent white sole with central area showing pink viscera; anterior rounded with no propodial extension. February 2013. Menai Strait.

Species

Goniodoris nodosa

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Goniodoris nodosa. Juveniles, length 7mm. Many other smaller ones in August 2010 when just becoming large enough to be noticed. Yellow viscera. Gills simply pinnate with alternating large/small laminae. Menai Strait, Wales.

Species

Goniodoris nodosa

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Oblique view of Goniodoris nodosa. Elevated thin undulating dorsal ridge clearly visible. Length 12mm. On rocky shore exposed to strong currents, ELWS, Menai Strait, Wales. March 2011.

Species

Goniodoris nodosa

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Rhinophore of Goniodoris nodosa. Lamellae incomplete on anterior face. Body length 12mm. On rocky shore exposed to strong currents, ELWS, Menai Strait, Wales. March 2011.

Species

Goniodoris nodosa

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Lateral view of Goniodoris nodosa. Length 12mm. Colourless gills. Mantle does not conceal sides of body. On rocky shore exposed to strong currents, ELWS, Menai Strait, Wales. March 2011. Found by spawn.

Species

Goniodoris nodosa

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Dorsal view of Goniodoris nodosa. Length 12mm. On rocky shore exposed to strong currents, ELWS, Menai Strait, Wales. March 2011. Found by spawn.

Species

Goniodoris nodosa

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Goniodoris nodosa

Taxon version key

[NBNSYS0000175525]

Sort order

5320

Taxonomic group

Marine slug

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Body
Up to 27mm long.

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