This species has been observed on Madagascar Island
Order :
Sacoglossa
Superfamily : Plakobranchoidea
Family : Plakobranchidae
Distribution : Madagascar and Papua New Guinea ?
Maximal size : 30 mm
Abundance :
Species characteristics : Mottled green with numerous yellow spots
Parapodia highly convolutated withred terminal bands
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Photo Alain Benoît Rassat
Madagascar, Nosy bé, 8m, 8 July 2016, size 30 mm
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Remarks :
Identification confirmed by Hsini Lin "look like Elysia sp. 5 from Papua New Guinea in NSSI, Nudibranch & Sea Slug Identification, Indo-Pacific, Gosliner, Valdés & Behrens, 2015"
Bibliographic data :
It feeds on Caulerpa recemosa
Other photos of Elysia sp. 6 :
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