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Goniobranchus heatherae Red-spotted Rainbow Dorid

Goniobranchus heatherae is commonly referred to as Red-spotted Rainbow Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Goniobranchus heatherae,2014


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lexID:
9286 
AphiaID:
597337 
Scientific:
Goniobranchus heatherae 
German:
Rotgepunktete Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Red-spotted Rainbow Dorid 
Category:
Ślimaki nagoskrzelne 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > heatherae (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gosliner, ), 1994 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-07-17 20:02:38 

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Goniobranchus heatherae (Gosliner, 1994)

The background colour is white with variable red spots or patches.The mantle edge is outer opaque white , than with a yellowish line.Goniobranchus heatherae has a smooth skin.

The Halo red spotted dorid can be found on rocky shores (to depht of 30 m at least).This sea slug feeds exclusively on sponges.

Goniobranchus heatherae is endemic on South Africa.

Synonym:
Chromodoris heatherae

External links

  1. Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Goniobranchus heatherae,2014
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Chromodoris heatherae (Halo red spotted dorid),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Chromodoris heatherae (Halo red spotted dorid),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Chromodoris heatherae (Halo red spotted dorid),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Chromodoris heatherae (Halo red spotted dorid),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Goniobranchus heatherae, whittle rock false bay 2021 (CC-BY-SA)
Goniobranchus heatherae,Dalgleish Bank, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)
Goniobranchus heatherae,Dalgleish Bank, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)

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