This species has been observed on Reunion and Mayotte Islands
Order : Nudibranchia
Suborder : Dexiarchia
Superfamily : Aeolidioidea
Family :
Aeolidiidae
Distribution :
Indo-West Pacific
Maximal size : 70 mm
Abundance :
Species characteristics :
Cerata have and yellow (upper) and black (lower) band near the ceratal tip Translucent white to bluish white with a black mask around the rhinophores Oral tantacles opaque white |
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Photo Florence Trentin
Reunion, Etang salé, 1 m, 29 January 2016 |
See more about : Sightening and mating periods
Remarks :
Hsini Lin considered that it's Cerberilla cf annulata
Synonymous (according worms) :
- Eolidia annulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Bibliographic data :
References :
Bill Rudman Seaslug site : Sea Slug Forum : Cerberilla annulata
Nudipixel Cerberilla annulata
Publications :
Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. (1832). Voyages de découvertes de l`Astrolabe pendant les annees 1826-1829 sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d`Urville. Zoologie, 2 : 1-686.
Other photos of Cerberilla annulata :
Norbert Verneau
Mayotte, Bagamoyo, less 1 m, 19 August 2011
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Christophe Cadet
Reunion, less 1 m, size : 30 mm |
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