This species has been observed on Reunion and Mayotte Islands
Species characteristics : It is easily recognised by the regularly arranged triangular white marks on the inside of dark brown tubercles. The tip of the white triangles point towards the mantle edge. This shading gives the spots the appearance of raised white pointed papillae. Colouration varies from orange to brown and the mantle is mottled with cream |
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Remarks :
Identification confirmed by Bill Rudman and Nathalie Yonow
- Oscaniella albiguttata Bergh, 1905
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Bill Rudman Seaslug site : Sea Slug Forum : Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
Nudipixel Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
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Other photos of Pleurobranchus albiguttatus :
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Philibert Bidgrain Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 7 November 2006, size : 12 mm A juvenile form, size : 12 mm... You can see the characteristic white triangles point towards the mantle edge and a thin orange mantle border. |
Philibert Bidgrain Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 7 December 2006, size : 20 mm A juvenile form, size : 20 mm... One month later, same place, may be same specimen.... You can see the characteristic white triangles point towards the mantle edge and a larger orange mantle border. |
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Hugues Flodrops Reunion, Etang-Salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 1 December 2006, size 40 mm. This form has a thin orange mantle border. There is an intense white elongate patch at the posterior end of the sole of the foot. This is a gland which develops in most species of Pleurobranchus as they reach maturity. The foot is spotted with orange or brown 
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Philibert Bidgrain Reunion, Saint Pierre harbourg, 1 m, 8 December 2006, size: 20 mm. A small specimen with an orange coloration
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Maurice Jay Reunion, "Cap la Houssaye" at Saint Paul, 8 m, 25 December 1990, size : 35 mm A "red coloration" for this specimen
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Maurice Jay Reunion, Size : 24 mm A pale brown coloration
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Marina Poddubetskaia "Banc Laclochèterie", Handrema, Mayotte, 5m, 11 November 2003, size : 25 mm A pale brown coloration It is easily recognised by the regularly arranged triangular white marks on the inside of dark brown tubercles. |
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Olivier Police Mayotte, M'tsangamouji, Amboto plage, 2 m, 26 June 2011, size : 50 mm The foot is spotted with orange or brown (a)  |
Philibert Bidgrain Mayotte, M'Titi Sada, less 1 m, 18 July 2010, size: 15 mm. A small specimen with an yellow/orange coloration |
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Christophe Cadet Réunion, Etang salé, onn the rocky coast, less 1 m, 14 December 2011 Tree spawns observed on this spot It lays a white spirally-arranged egg mass with one edge atached to the substrate and the other very wavy |
Philibert Bidgrain Mayotte, Petite Terre, Le Rocher, less 1 m, 16 April 2014, size : 15 mm It is easily recognised by the regularly arranged triangular white marks on the inside of tubercles. A specimen with a very little among of triangular white marks. |
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Reunion, juvenile form of Pleurobranchus albiguttatus, at Etang salé, by Christophe Cadet