Order : Nudibranchia
Suborder : Euctenidiacea
Superfamily : Doridoidea
Family : Chromodorididae
Distribution : Indo-West Pacific.
Maximal size : 100 mm
Abundance : From time to time on the fore reef zone

Species characteristics :

There are three bands : an outer thin pale brown band, then a whitish band and an inner dark almost black band.

   The gills form a double spiral in this species

   The mantle is pinkish brown with dense white speckling.

Hugues Flodrops

Reunion, Etang salé, "Les brisants" in a cave, 2m, 12 December 2008 by night, size ; 35-40 mm

A white egg mass fot this species. Observation confirm by Lawrence Neal's photo (seaslug forum)

Eva Fontaine

Reunion, Pain de sucre, Saint Gilles, 10-15 m, 18 March 2009, size : 70-80 mm

The genital aperture on the right side of the body....

David Caron

Reunion, "Cap la Houssaye " at Saint paul

The gills form a double spiral in this species

Emmanuel Eby

Reunion, Saint Leu, 10 April 2004

Philibert Bidgrain

Reunion, Diving site "Les brisants" at Etang salé les bains, 3 m , 30 jJanuary 2005, size : 80-90 mm

Note the importance of gills developpement in this larger sea slug.

Armand Daydé

Reunion, "passe d'étang salé", 3m, 16 January 2009, size : 80 mm

A strange color form, which looks like G. cf cincta but without the blue margin

Eva Fontaine

chissioua sada, Mayotte, on the reef crest, 16 October 2008, size : 70 mm.

Three specimens on the same hole on the reef crest, during a low tide

A strange color form, which looks like G. cf cincta but without the blue margin