Phanerophthalmus sp. 2

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This species has been observed on Reunion Island


Order : Cephalaspidea
Superfamily :  Haminoeidea
Family : Haminoeidae
Distribution : Reunion
Maximal size (shell) :
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Species characteristics :

Body translucent white with more or less tiny opaque white dots and some more or less larger green and brown spot

 

 

Phaneropthalmus sp. 1
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Photo Christophe Cadet
Reunion, Etang sale on the rocky coast, less 1 m , 8 September 2010, size : 5-7 mm

Remarks :

Looks like Phanerophthalmus sp. 1 from Indo West Pacific in NSSI, Nudibranch & Sea Slug Identification, Indo-Pacific, Gosliner, Valdés & Behrens, 2015

References :

   Sea Slug Forum Phanerophthalmus sp. 1

Other phot photos of Phanerophthalmus sp. 2 :

 

 

Alexandre Laporte

Reunion, Etang sale on the rocky coast, less 1 m , 29 December 2015, size : 5-10 mm

 

 

 

 

Hugues Flodrops

Reunion, Etang sale on the rocky coast, less 1 m , 16 April 2007, size : 15-20 mm

According Bill Rudman " This certainly looks like a species of Phanerophthalmus but the shell looks quite a bit larger in proportion to the body when compared with P. smaragdinus.
At present I will put it with a similalry looking animal we have from Japan as Phanerophthalmus sp. 1.

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