Gastropoda |
Nudibranchia |
Goniodorididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 2 - 12 m (Ref. 79924). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Philippines. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Small and elongate, having small rounded papillae along each edge of the mantle. Mantle edge and papillae are usually pigmented white, and there is a white band along the edge of each gill. Rest of the body is a translucent whitish color.
Found on encrusting bryozoans (Ref. 79924).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Nudibranchia are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Mating behavior: Both individuals darts their penis toward each other to induce one to act as a male and the other as the female. The victorious one to penetrate the body wall is the dominant male. Life cycle: Eggs are deposited on a substratum where they develop and hatch into (planktonic) vestigial veliger larval stage and further grow as adults.
Sachidhanandam, U., R.C. Willan and L.M. Chou. 2000. (Ref. 78073)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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