Goniobranchus kuniei (Pruvot-Fol, 1930)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Goniobranchus kuniei (Pruvot-Fol, 1930)
- Name authority
- (Pruvot-Fol, 1930)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Chromodorididae
- Genus
- Goniobranchus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
- infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
- subterclassRingipleura
- superorderNudipleura Wägele & Willan, 2000
- infraorderDoridoidei
- superfamilyChromodoridoidea Bergh, 1891
- familyChromodorididae Bergh, 1891
- subfamilyChromodoridinae Bergh, 1891
- genusGoniobranchus Pease, 1866
- speciesGoniobranchus kuniei (Pruvot-Fol, 1930)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Goniobranchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Carpet Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus albopunctatus Garrett, 1879 | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Starry Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus alius (Rudman, 1987) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goniobranchus aurigerus (Rudman, 1990) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goniobranchus coi (Risbec, 1956) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goniobranchus collingwoodi (Rudman, 1987) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dainty Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus conchyliatus (Yonow, 1984) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goniobranchus epicurius (Basedow & Hedley, 1905) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fiesta Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus fidelis (Kelaart, 1858) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geometric Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus geometricus (Risbec, 1928) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goniobranchus hunterae (Rudman, 1983) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glamorous Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus kitae (Gosliner, 1994) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goniobranchus loringi (Angas, 1864) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Glossodoris kuniei (Provot-Fol, 1930) (Provot-Fol, 1930) | synonym |
| Glossodoris ransoni Pruvot-Fol, 1954 Pruvot-Fol, 1954 | synonym |
| Chromodoris kuniei ransoni (Pruvot-Fol, 1954) (Pruvot-Fol, 1954) | synonym |
| Chromodoris kuniei Pruvot-Fol, 1930 Pruvot-Fol, 1930 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GW5S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.