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Ringed nudibranch

Goniobranchus annulatus (Eliot, 1904)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The ringed nudibranch (Goniobranchus annulatus) is a species in the family Chromodorididae, order Nudibranchia.

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Quick facts about the ringed nudibranch

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ringed nudibranch live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the ringed nudibranch as introduced in 6 countries.

  1. Cyprus
  2. Greece
  3. Israel
  4. Lebanon
  5. Syria
  6. Türkiye

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the ringed nudibranch endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ringed nudibranch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNudibranchia
  5. familyChromodorididae
  6. genusGoniobranchus
  7. SpeciesGoniobranchus annulatus (Eliot, 1904)

Synonyms Chromodoris annulata, Glossodoris annulata

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Ringed chromodorisEnglish
  • Ringed GoniobranchEnglish
  • Spectacled rainbow doridEnglish
  • Ring-PrachtsternschneckeGerman
  • Doris à deux anneauxFrench
  • חשופית-זר טבעתיתHebrew
  • Geringde ChromodorisDutch
  • Geringde prachtnaakslakDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ringed nudibranch

Other species in the same genus Goniobranchus.

Gem sea slug

Goniobranchus geminus

ChromodorididaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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Is the ringed nudibranch an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the ringed nudibranch as introduced in 6 countries, including Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Lebanon and Syria, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the ringed nudibranch?

The ringed nudibranch (Goniobranchus annulatus) belongs to the family Chromodorididae in the order Nudibranchia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ringed nudibranch (Goniobranchus annulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ringed-nudibranch

MLA

“Ringed nudibranch (Goniobranchus annulatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ringed-nudibranch.

BibTeX
@misc{ringed_nudibranch_2026,
  title = {Ringed nudibranch (Goniobranchus annulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ringed-nudibranch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}