Goniodoris nodosa (Montagu 1808)

Goniodoris nodosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.

Distribution

This species was first described from Devon. It has subsequently been reported widely in Britain and Ireland where it is common from the lower shore to moderate depths.^[5]

Description

This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with spots of white and yellow.^[6] It can reach 27mm in length. Its mantle is reduced and shows its foot.^[7]

Ecology

Goniodoris nodosa feeds on bryozoans of the genus Alcyonidium, including Alcyonidium diaphanum, and, when fully grown, the tunicate Dendrodoa grossularia and Botryllus schlosseri, family Styelidae.^[7]

References

• Alder J. & Hancock A., 1845: Notice of a new genus and several new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16: 311-316
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213

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Goniodoris nodosa (Montagu, 1808) è un mollusco nudibranchio della famiglia Goniodorididae.^[1]

Biologia

Si nutre di briozoi delle seguenti specie: Alcyonidium diaphanum, Alcyonidium digitatum, Alcyonidium gelatinosum, Alcyonidium hirsutum, Alcyonidium polyoum, Ascidia papilla, Ascidiella scabra, Botryllus schlosseri, Callopora dumerili, Cellaria fistulosa, Dendrodoa grossularia, Diplosoma listerianum, Flustrella hispida, Flustrellidra hispida, Fragarium elegans.^[2]

Distribuzione e habitat

Rinvenuta in varie località dell'oceano Atlantico, fra le coste della Norvegia e quelle della Spagna, attorno alle isole Britanniche.

Note

Bibliografia

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213;
• Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.;
• Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.;

De bleke plooislak (Goniodoris nodosa) is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Goniodorididae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1808 door Montagu.

Goniodoris nodosa é uma espécie de molusco pertencente à família Goniodorididae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é Montagu, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1808.

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, incluindo a zona económica exclusiva.

Referências

• Goniodoris nodosa - World Register of Marine Species (consultado em 29 de dezembro de 2013).