Acanthozoon/Thysanozoon sp4

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This species has been observed on Reunion Island


Order : Polycladida
Suborder : Cotylea
Superfamily : Pseudocerotoidea
Family : Pseudocerotidae
Distribution : Reunion Island
Maximal size : ?
Abundance :


Species characteristics :

Body covered by short and large orange papillae with tiny whitish or yellowish dots.

Pseudotentacles with white lips

Marginal band more clear without papillae

acanthozoon thysanozoon sp 4
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Photo Christophe Cadet
Reunion, Etang Salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m , 28 October 2010

Remarks :

Newman, considered this species as an undescribed species

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Body covered by short and large orange papillae with tiny whitish or yellowish dots.

 

Christophe Cadet

Reunion, January 2016


Elisabeth Morcel

Reunion, 10 October 2015

 


Sébastien Vasquez

Reunion, Etang salé, 9 February 2015, during the night

Marginal band more clear without papillae


Philibert Bidgrain

Reunion, Etang salé,on the rocky coast, less 1 m , 18 March 2003


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