Cuthona sp. 11

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This species has been observed on Reunion Island


Order : Nudibranchia
Suborder : Dexiarchia
Superfamily : Fionoidea
Family : Fionidae
Distribution : Western and Central Pacific and Reunion
Maximal size : 9 mm
Abundance :


Species characteristics :

Transparent white with opaque white spots covering the notum

Cerata translucent white at the base and opaque white in the upper halves, each cerata with a yellow and a thin orange red subapical band

Rhinophore translucent white with two orange ansd two opaque white bands

 

Cuthona sp11
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Photo François Baelen
Reunion, cap la Houssaye, 10 m, May 2018, size : 4 mm

Remarks :

This specieslooks like Cuthona sp. 39 from Western and Central Pacific in Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification. Indopacific. Gosliner & All, 2015

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