Elysia sp. 10

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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

 

 

Elysia sp10
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Photo Alain-Benoît Rassat
Madagascar, Nosy bé,

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 :


Alain-Benoît assat
Madagascar, Nosy bé, less 1 m, 24 August 2017, size : 15 mm

 

According Hsini Lin this species could be Elysia nealae.

 


Alain-Benoît assat
Madagascar, Nosy bé

 


Norbert Verneau
Mayotte, Petite Terre, size 10-15 mm

 


Alain-Benoît assat
Madagascar, Nosy bé

 


Alain-Benoît assat
Madagascar, Nosy bé,

 

 

 


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