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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	24 468019 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Godiva quadricolor   (Barnard, 1927)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 468 Myrrhinidae (nudibranchs) - show full list Common Name: [a nudibranch] Organism Type: a nudibranch Synonyms: Hervia quadricolor Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 24 468907     Godiva spp.

Taxon Notes:	This species is native to South Africa, and there have been isolated records from Australian waters that are probably the results of accidental introductions via shipping. However, recent records from eastern Australia outside of major port areas may indicate that populations have become established in Australian waters.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:57dee89e-3e92-4d65-b4b4-93335583b339 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225518 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-10 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Huisiman, J.M., Jones, D.S., Wells, F.E., Burton, T., 2008. Introduced marine biota in Western Australian waters., Records of the Western Australian Museum, Vol. 25: 1-44.
Scientific Name verified against:	Nimbs, M.J., Smith, S.D.A., 2016. An illustrated inventory of the sea slugs of New South Wales, Australia (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)., Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, Vol. 128: 44-113.