Scyllaeidae sp. 1    

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This species has been observed on Reunion and Mayotte Islands


Order : Nudibranchia
Suborder : Dexiarchia
Superfamily : Tritonioidea
Family : Scyllaeidae
Distribution : Reunion and Mayotte Islands
Maximal size : 25-30 mm
Abundance :

Species characteristics :

Notum brown with many minute cream spots and a few larger bright blue spot sometimes in a larger yelow ring

Two pairs of subequal lobes along the body

 

scyllaeidae sp 1
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Photo Quentin Lognoné
Mayotte, "La Barge" near Ilot Bandrélé, 10 November 2017

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Remarks :

Identification confirmed by Hsini Lin
   Looks like Crosslandia sp. 2 in in "Nudibranch and Sea Slug identification from Indo Pacific, Gosliner, Valdés and Behrens, 2015"

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Other photos of Scyllaeidae sp. 1 :

Sully Bachel

Reunion, La Possession, 5 m, 24 January 2010, size : 25-30 mm

 

Notum brown with many minute cream spots and a few larger bright blue spot sometimes in a larger yelow ring (a)

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