Order : Sacoglossa
Superfamily : Plakobranchoidea
Family : Plakobranchidae
Distribution : Known from Tanzania, South Africa, Madagascar, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Mayotte and Réunion
Maximal size : 55 mm
Abundance : From time to time on the reef flat zone and on the rocky coast

It has 3 notches along the edge of the parapodia, which are usually outlined in orange to pale yellow
   The background is green with little white patches and black dots.
   The tip of the rhinophores are white
   The posterior end of the foot is white

Sophie Darnis

Réunion, Petit moteur at Saint Gilles, 9 June 2007,

A small specimen with a deep orange coloration

In smaller specimen only one or two orange notches are present along the edge of the parapodia.

Philibert Bidgrain

Réunion, Etang salé lagoon, less 1 m, 23 April 2005, size : 50-55 mm

Crawling during the day.

A large specimen with a very pale yellow coloration of the notches along the edge of the parapodia

Details :

Rhinophores and pericardium (a)

According Nathalie Yonow : it looks like the blood vessels (b)

Philibert Bidgrain

Réunion, Etang salé lagoon, less 1 m, 3 February 2007, size : 45 mm,

This seaslug feeds on Bryopsis sp

Sully Bachel

Réunion, Cap La Houssaye, 12m, 29 November 2008, size 30 mm

We can see large black spots on the inner face of the parapodia.

The 3 notches along the edge of the parapodia, are usually outlined in orange and dark-purple

A very particular coloration for this specimen

Emmanuelle Aigle

Mayotte, Tahiti plage, 3 m, 27 November 2009, size : 20 mm

A specimen with a very pale yellow coloration of the notches along the edge of the parapodia

Christophe Cadet

Réunion, Etang salé, on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 22 October 2009, size : 20 mm

A specimen with a dark green background

Philibert Bidgrain

"Kélonia center" a Marine Turtle Center in Saint Leu, Réunion, 20 March 2010, size : 30 mm

It has 3 notches along the edge of the parapodia, which are outlined in orange.