Spanish Dancer (species: Hexabranchus sanguineus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Spanish Dancer


©Barbara Banks: Hexabranchus sanguineus at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island, at night. 30 cm long.

©Barbara Banks: Hexabranchus sanguineus at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island, at night. 30 cm long.

©Sam Powell: Hexabranchus sanguineus on the reef flat at Coconut Beach at low tide. Frame grab from video.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Nudibranchia
Family Hexabranchidae
Genus Hexabranchus
Species Hexabranchus sanguineus

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Waegele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussman-Kolb and G. Brodie (2006). Species diversity of opisthobranch molluscs on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, In: Contemporary studies into the systematics and evolution of opisthobranch molluscs, (Eds. G. Brodie, S. Fahey and F.E. Wells), Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 69: 33-59. LIRS catalog number 1036.