This species has been observed on Mayotte and Madagascar Island
Order :
Sacoglossa
Superfamily : Plakobranchoidea
Family : Plakobranchidae
Distribution : Mayotte and Western and Central Pacific
Maximal size : 15 mm
Abundance :
Species characteristics : Uniformly green with numerous small opaque white dots
Rhinophores green with numerous small opaque white dots
Parapodial margin sligthly ondulated
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Photo Alain-Benoît Rassat
Madagascar, Nosy bé,
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Remarks :
Some spécimens looks like to Elysia nealae other are cosely to Elysia sp. 21 in NSSI, Nudibranch & Sea Slug Identification, Indo-Pacific, Gosliner, Valdés & Behrens, 2015"
According Hsini Lin some specimen of this species could be Elysia nealae.
One or two species for this green Elysia with white dots ?
References :
Marshall Island Seaslug : Elysia nealae?
Seaslug of Hawai Elysia nealae
Other photos of Elysia sp. 10 :
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Alain-Benoît assat
Madagascar, Nosy bé, less 1 m, 24 August 2017, size : 15 mm
According Hsini Lin this species could be Elysia nealae.
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Alain-Benoît assat
Madagascar, Nosy bé
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Norbert Verneau
Mayotte, Petite Terre, size 10-15 mm
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Alain-Benoît assat
Madagascar, Nosy bé
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Alain-Benoît assat
Madagascar, Nosy bé,
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