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This species has been observed on Reunion and Mayotte Islands
Order : Cephalaspidea Superfamily : Philinoidea Family : Gastropteridae Distribution : Indian Ocean Maximal size : 5mm Abundance :
Lemon yellow with dark brown margins and lines on the headshield, parapodia and visceral mass
Visceral mass with an opaque white region
Posterior extension of the mantle elongate, apex dark brown
Posterior end of the headshield elongated, dark brown
Photo Quentin Lognoné Mayotte, Piscine de Papani, 9 March 2016
Remarks :
Looks like Siphopteron sp. 11 in Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Gosliner, Valdés and Behrens, 2015 and Siphopteron nigromarginatum
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References :
Indonesian Seaslugs : Siphopteron sp. 11 Okinawa : Siphopteron nigromarginatum
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Other photos of Siphopteron sp. 2 :
Photo Sully Bachel
Reunion, Barachois, 7 m, 14 December 2014
Visceral mass with an opaque white region (a)
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