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Blue-ringed Rainbow Dorid

Goniobranchus geminus

Classification

Goniobranchus geminus, also known as the gem sea slug, is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. Taxonomic history Until 2012 this species was known as Chromodoris geminus but was moved to the genus Goniobranchus as a result of a molecular (DNA) study. Description Goniobranchus geminus can reach a maximum size of 5 cm in length.

Distribution

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