Gymnodoris sp. 5

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This species has been observed on Madagascar Island


Order : Nudibranchia
Suborder : Euctenidiacea
Superfamily : Polyceroidea
Family : Gymnodorididae
Distribution : Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Madagascar,
Maximal size : 25 mm
Abundance :

Species characteristics :

White with orange spots on low tubercles and a large gills with fine orange lines on the axes.

The head rounded terminates just anterior to the rhinophores and the lower anterior portion bordered by low orange tubercle

The rhinophores are orange

Gymnodoris sp5
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Photo Alain Benoît Rassat
Madagascar, Nosy Bé, 22 m, 4 July 2017, size : 15-20 mm

Remarks :

Under the name Gymnodoris sp. 10 from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia in Nudibranch and Sea Slug identification from Indo Pacific, Gosliner, Valdés and Behrens, 2015
    It looks like Gymnodoris ceylonica and Gymnodoris impudica

Bibliographic data :

Similar to Gymnodoris impudica but the head rounded terminates just anterior to the rhinophores and the lower anterior portion bordered by low orange tubercle

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