WoRMS taxon details
Goniobranchus heatherae (Gosliner, 1994)
597337 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:597337)
accepted
Species
Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994) Gosliner, T. M. (1994). New species of <i>Chromodoris</i> and <i>Noumea</i> (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the western Indian Ocean and southern Africa. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 48(12) : 239-252. (8 figs)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15776641 [details]
Type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean
type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Goniobranchus heatherae (Gosliner, 1994). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597337 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994) Gosliner, T. M. (1994). New species of <i>Chromodoris</i> and <i>Noumea</i> (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the western Indian Ocean and southern Africa. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 48(12) : 239-252. (8 figs)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15776641 [details]
new combination reference Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 7(4): e33479., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 [details]
new combination reference Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 7(4): e33479., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 [details]
Other
additional source
Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 284 [details]
page(s): 284 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Red-spotted Rainbow Dorid | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Goniobranchus heatherae)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) (from synonym Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Goniobranchus heatherae)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) (from synonym Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994)
