This species has been observed on Reunion, Mayotte, Mauritius and Madagascar Islands
Order : Nudibranchia
Suborder : Euctenidiacea
Superfamily : Phyllidioidea
Family : Phyllidiidae
Distribution : Madagascar, Kenya,Mayotte, Mauritius and Réunion
Maximal size : 20 mm
Abundance : Seldom on the fore reef zone
Species characteristics :
Bluish white with a central black stripe.
Two longitudinal ridges bordered by a black line that has 6 to 8 perpendicular lines that branch to the mantle edge. These are interspersed by shorter lines that extend from the mantle edge inward a short distance
Rhinophores with a black band down the posterior side |
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Photo Philibert Bidgrain
Reunion, Saint Leu, 7 October 2005, size : 20 mm
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Remarks :
Identification confirmed by Bill Rudman
Bibliographic data :
In some specimen from Madagascar, the rhinophore are all-black
Tiny, conical whitish tubercles are scattered along the ridges and on the mantle margin.
References :
Bill Rudman Seaslug site : Sea Slug Forum : Phyllidiopsis sp 2
Publications :
Gosliner,T.M.; Behrens,D.W.; Valdés,A (2008) Indo-pacific nudibranchs and seaslugs A field guide to the World's most diverse fauna, p 297
Other photos of Phyllidiopsis sp 1 :
Philibert Bidgrain
Reunion, Saint Leu, 7 October 2005, size : 20 mm
Rhinophores with a black band down the posterior side |
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Sylvain Le Bris
"Passe bateaux", Mayotte, 18 m, 05 December 2008, size : 15 mm.
Tiny whitish tubercles are scattered along the ridges and on the mantle margin.
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Sophie Darnis Reunion, "Les kiosques" at Saint Leu, 14 October 2007, size 15 mm,
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Mathieu Bayon Mauritius, 12 December 2005, size : 30 mm
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Florence Trentin
Réunion, Etang salé, Petit tombant, 15 m, 7 January 2010
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More photos from Indian Ocean
Reunion, Phyllidiopsis sp 1, at Saint Leu, by Sully Bachel
Reunion, Phyllidiopsis sp 1 on the lagoon, at Etang salé, by Christophe Cadet
Madagascar, Phyllidiopsis sp1, at Nosy Bé, by Alain-Benoît Rassat
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