This species has been observed on Reunion and Mauritius Islands
The notum of this this Marionia is orange-brown with a wide clear reticulate network. The side of the foot are whitish and dotted with brown-orange spots The branchial plumes "gills", rhinophores and velar tentacles are coloured in purple |
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| Showing species characteristics... | Sophie Darnis Reunion, Saint Gilles, 15 m, 26 July 2008, size : 15-20 mm |
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Remarks :
Identification confirmed by Terry Gosliner and Nathalie Yonow
External morphology :
References :
Bill Rudman Seaslug site : Sea Slug Forum : Tritoniid sp 7
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Other photos of Marionia sp 1 :
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Sophie Darnis Reunion, Saint Gilles, 15 m, 26 July 2008, size : 15-20 mm The coloration of the rhinophore sheaths resembles that of the branchial plumes, with some darker red lines or spots (a) approaching the margins.
The rhinophores each have a terminal projection with numerous branched subterminal excrescences. The shafts of the rhinophores are brown-orange to greenish, the tips of the central clavi colored white (b) . |
Marina Poddubetskaia L'aquarium de Pereybere, Mauritius, 10 m, 17 October 2002, size : about 25mm.
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The branchial plumes "gills" are brown-orange to greenish at their bases (a), becoming clearer where they begin to ramify (b). The divisions of the "gills" are purple (c), with the finest terminal divisions tipped in white (d). The ‘‘gills'' are relatively short. They are dotted with small dark purple spots (e)
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