Goniodoris ovata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
| Goniodoris ovata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Goniodoris |
| Species: | G. ovata
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| Binomial name | |
| Goniodoris ovata Barnard, 1934[1]
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Distribution edit
This species was first described from South Africa.
Description edit
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Ecology edit
Goniodoris ovata probably feeds on bryozoans or colonial ascidians but the diet is apparently not yet determined.
References edit
- ^ Barnard, K. H. (1934). A new species of Goniodoris from South Africa. Journal of Conchology, London. 20 : 2-3