title: Goniodoris meracula
text: # Goniodoris meracula
  
  Goniodoris meracula is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species was first described from Victoria, south-eastern Australia. It is found from Pearson Island, South Australia to the mid New South Wales coast, from intertidal to 65 m depth.
  
  ## Description
  
  This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent grey in colour, with spots and patches of white and brown surface pigment.
  
  ## Ecology
  
  Goniodoris meracula feeds on colonial ascidians into which it eats cavities within which it is often hidden.
  
  