MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Goniobranchus obsoletus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)

ERMS taxon details

Goniobranchus obsoletus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)

AphiaID

597365 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:597365)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Goniobranchus Pease, 1866

Original name

Doris obsoleta Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830

Synonymised names

Casella obsoleta (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831) · unaccepted

Chromodoris obsoleta (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831) · unaccepted

Doris obsoleta Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830 · unaccepted (original combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Doris obsoleta Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 31-32, Plate 9, Figure 3 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Goniobranchus obsoletus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=597365 on 2025-04-24

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Goniobranchus obsoletus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830). Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597365 on 2025-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-04-21 16:29:02Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2013-10-30 20:02:27Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of Doris obsoleta Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 31-32, Plate 9, Figure 3 [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. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 [details]