WoRMS taxon details
Goniobranchus fidelis (Kelaart, 1858)
597334 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:597334)
accepted
Species
Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858) · unaccepted
Chromodoris flammulata Bergh, 1905 · unaccepted
Chromodoris krishna Rudman, 1973 · unaccepted
Chromodoris lactea Bergh, 1905 · unaccepted
Doris fidelis Kelaart, 1858 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Glossodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Doris fidelis Kelaart, 1858) Kelaart E.F. (1858). Description of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. <em>Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.</em> 3 (9): 84-139. [May 1858]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43940429 [details] 
Type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Goniobranchus fidelis (Kelaart, 1858). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597334 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Doris fidelis Kelaart, 1858) Kelaart E.F. (1858). Description of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. <em>Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.</em> 3 (9): 84-139. [May 1858]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43940429 [details]
original description (of Chromodoris flammulata Bergh, 1905) Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 50 (Livraison 25): 1-248, pls 1-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11650714 [details]
original description (of Chromodoris lactea Bergh, 1905) Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 50 (Livraison 25): 1-248, pls 1-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11650714 [details]
original description (of Chromodoris krishna Rudman, 1973) Rudman, W. B. (1973). Chromodorid opisthobranch Mollusca from the Indo-west Pacific. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 52(3):175-199, 2 pls. [details] Available for editors
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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. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 7(4): e33479., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 [details]
original description (of Chromodoris flammulata Bergh, 1905) Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 50 (Livraison 25): 1-248, pls 1-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11650714 [details]
original description (of Chromodoris lactea Bergh, 1905) Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 50 (Livraison 25): 1-248, pls 1-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11650714 [details]
original description (of Chromodoris krishna Rudman, 1973) Rudman, W. B. (1973). Chromodorid opisthobranch Mollusca from the Indo-west Pacific. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 52(3):175-199, 2 pls. [details] Available for editors
[request]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. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 7(4): e33479., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Rudman, W. B. & Darvell, B. W. (1990). Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia). In Asian Marine Biology 7 (ed. Morton, B.), PP31-79. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 266 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 266 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Goniobranchus fidelis)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Doris fidelis Kelaart, 1858)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) Note: Upper: same photo as in Rudman (1985). (from synonym Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Goniobranchus fidelis)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Doris fidelis Kelaart, 1858)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) Note: Upper: same photo as in Rudman (1985). (from synonym Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858))
