Goniodoris joubini
Risbec, 1928

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Family: Goniodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Western Pacific from Japan to eastern Australia.

PHOTO

Kerama Is. near Okinawa, Japan. 5m depth, 7mm long. PHOTO: Atsushi Ono.

Originally described from New Caledonia as G. joubini it was later reported from Japan as
Goniodoris glabra Baba, 1937. It has also been recorded from Hong Kong (Rudman & Darvell, 1990 as G. glabra) and the Great Barrier Reef (Marshall & Willan, 2000 - as G. joubini). There is a good painting in Baba (1949) [Opisthobranchs of Sagami Bay].

The mantle and body are dark brown with white specks. There are some larger white or cream patches which often have yellow centres. There is a broad translucent band around the mantle edge which is sometimes spotted with yellow and dark brown (not here), Grows to about 20mm long alive. See message below for Risbec's original colour illustration.

See Scott Johnson's message suggesting Goniodoris aspersa Alder & Hancock, 1864 is the same species, and so the earliest name.

References:
• Alder, J. & Hancock, A. (1864) Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq., with descriptions of several new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 5: 113-147.
• Risbec, J. (1928) Contribution a l'etude des nudibranches neo-caledoniens. 1-328. Faune des Colonies Francaises. Societe d'Editions geographique, maritimes etc coloniales: Paris
• Baba, K. (1937) Opisthobranchs of Japan. 2. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University, 5(7): 289-344.
• Baba, K. (1949) Opisthobranchs of Sagami Bay. Iwanami Shoten: Tokyo.
• Rudman, W.B. & Darvell, B.W. (1990) Opisthobranch Molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Nudibranch Families; Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae. Asian Marine Biology, 7: 31-79.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (March 10) Goniodoris joubini Risbec, 1928. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/gonijoub

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