Reunion, Colpodaspis thompsoni black with only yellow spots, at Saint Gilles, by Christophe Cadet

Christophe Cadet

Locality : Trou d'eau lagoon

Length : 3 mm

Depth : less 1 m

Date : 24 September 2010

Remarks : avec un pattern jaune et noir mais avec les points jaunes assez bombés



It 's a photo of Colpodaspis thompsoni. Usually this species is black or dark brown with raised white patches on the mantle containing yellow spots. In this specimen the white area is reduced to a thin line around the yellow spot...

Philibert Bidgrain