Phyllidiopsis sp 1

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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

phyllidiopsis xixhaensis

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Photo Philibert Bidgrain
Reunion, Saint Leu, 7 October 2005, size : 20 mm

See more about : Sightening and mating periods

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.

 

 

Sophie Darnis

Reunion, "Les kiosques" at Saint Leu, 14 October 2007, size 15 mm,

 

 

 

Mathieu Bayon

Mauritius, 12 December 2005, size : 30 mm

 

 

 

Florence Trentin

Réunion, Etang salé, Petit tombant, 15 m, 7 January 2010

 

 

 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