Caliphylla sp. 1

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This species has been observed on Reunion Island


Order : Sacoglossa
Superfamily : Limapontioidea
Family : Caliphyllidae
Distribution : Japon, Hawai, Reunion Island
Maximal size : 40 mm
Abundance : Seldom on the fore reef zone


Species characteristics :

Green with tiny white opaque dots on the body and the inner basal part of the cerata

Cerata numerous, thin, flat and green

It has bifurcating rolled rhinophores like Cyerce and Polybranchia

 

 polybranchia sp1
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Nathalie Rodrigues
Reunion, Terre Sainte lagoon, less 1 m, 26 November 2015

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Remarks :

Identification confirmed by David Behrens under the name Caliphylla sp or Polybranchia sp
    Caliphylla sp in Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Gosliner, Valdés and Behrens 2015

Bibliographic data :

Actually only one species of Caliphylla, Caliphylla mediterranea
    Found in association with the green algae, Bryopsis sp
   

References :

Sea Slug of Hawai'i site : Caliphylla sp
   Japon Nudibranc and Sea Slugs Database : Caliphylla sp

Other photos of Caliphylla sp. 1 :

Nathalie Rodrigues
Reunion, Terre Sainte lagoon, less 1 m, 28 November 2017

 

 

Nathalie Rodrigues
Reunion, Terre Sainte lagoon, less 1 m, 16 October 2016

With its probably spawn (a)...

Nathalie Rodrigues
Reunion, Terre Sainte lagoon, less 1 m, March 2016

 

Two specimens on Bryopsis sp.

Nathalie Rodrigues
Reunion, Terre Sainte lagoon, less 1 m, 26 January 2016

 

Always on Bryopsis sp.

Christophe Cadet
Reunion, size : 5 mm

 

 

 

 

A beautiful camouflage...

 

 

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