This species has been observed on Reunion, Mayotte and Madagascar Islands
Order : Nudibranchia
Suborder : Dexiarchia
Superfamily : Flabellinoidea
Family : Flabellinidae
Distribution : Malaysia, Philippines, Reunion and Madagascar
Maximal size : 30 mm
Abundance :
Species characteristics : Opaque yellowish white
Each cerata with a purple to orange with a sub-apical purple ring
Rhinophores are transparant then opaque yellowish white with a purple apice. The posterior surface is ornamented with elongate papillae.
Oral tentacles bright purple wit a white patche in ythe first third. |
 |
Showing species characteristics... |
Photo Justine Hours
Reunion, La barge de Saint Paul, 24 m, 7 April 2018, size : 30 mm |
Remarks :
Identification confirmed by Hsini Lin . Some authors considered that it a variant of Coryphellina rubrolineata.
This specimen look like to Flabellina sp. 2 a species known from Malaysia and Philippines in NSSI, Nudibranch & Sea Slug Identification, Indo-Pacific, Gosliner, Valdés & Behrens, 2015
Bibliographic data :
It looks like Coryphellina rubrolineata and Coryphellina cf. rubrolineata but :
- C. rubrolineata has 3 continuous or interrupted purple or reddish longitudinal lines
- C. cf. rubrolineata has
a translucent orange white body
Other photos of Coryphellina sp. 1 :
 |
Barbara Bini
Madagascar, Nosy bé, 14 m, size : 5 mm
With a black digestive gland |
Quentin Lognoné
Mayotte, Ilôt de sable blanc, less 1 m, 19 June 2016
|
 |
 |
Sully Bachel
Réunion, Ravine à Jacques, 6 m, 15 December 2009, size : 15 mm
The posterior surface of the rhinophore is ornamented with elongate papillae (a).
|
Alain-Benoît Rassat
Madagascar, Nosy bé, 20 m, size : 15 mm
|
.jpg) |
.jpg) |
Alain-Benoît Rassat
Madagascar, Nosy bé, 23 December 2015
|
More photos from Indian Ocean
If you have taken a photo of this species in South West Indian Ocean, please Contact us...
|