This species has been observed on Reunion and Madagascar

Order : Nudibranchia Suborder : Euctenidiacea Superfamily : Doridoidea Family : Discodorididae Distribution : Known only from the western Indian Maximal size : 25 mm Abundance : Seldom if ever : on the rocky coast Species characteristics : The animal varies in background colour from a translucent creamy white to a pale yellow, with a yellow to yellowish brown mantle border    There are a series of brownish or yellow streaks and spots forming a pair of broken lines down the mantle from behind each rhinophore    Rhinophores sparsely lamellate, very long in comparaison to body size, very dark brown    The gill stalks and branches are white to ^pale grey, and the lamellae are brown.
	Showing species characteristics...	Photo Hugues Flodrops Madagascar, Nosy Tanikely, 8 m, 20 October 2010, size : 30 mm

See more about : Sightening and mating periods

Remarks :

Identification confirmed by Bill Rudman
    Synonymous (according worms) :
          - Doris luteola, Kelaart, 1858 (Invalid)                     - Thordisa caudata, Farran, 1905
          - Doris sublutea, Abraham, 1877                          - Trippa luteola, (Kelaart, 1858) 
          - Taringa caudata, (Farran, 1905)                  
          - Taringa luteola, (Kelaart, 1858) 

Bibliographic data :

The body was roughly rectangular in shape, covered with numerous rounded tubercles
    The oral tentacles and foot are white
    The gills are proportionally very large and elongate, consisting of long bipinnate branches and very sparse gill lamellae
    There are raised rhinophore pockets.

References :

Bill Rudman Seaslug site : Sea Slug Forum : Taringa caudata
   Nudipixel Taringa caudata

Publications :

Farran, G.P. 1905. Report on the opisthobranchiate Mollusca collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. Pp. 329-364 in: Report to the government of Ceylon on the pearl oyster fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar 3, Suppl. Rept. No. 21 (W.A. Herdman, ed.). Royal Society, London
    Gosliner, T.M. & Behrens, D.W. (1998)  Two new discodorid nudibranchs from the western Pacific with a redescription of Doris luteola Kelaart, 1858. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences , 50(11), 279-293
    Yonow, N. Anderson, C. and Buttress, S. G. (2002). Opistobranch molluscs from the Chagos Archipelado, Central Indian Ocean. Journal of Natural History , 36, 831-882

Other photos of Taringa sublutea :

Hugues Flodrops Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 16 December 2008, size : 25 mm There are a series of brownish or yellow streaks and spots forming a pair of broken lines down the mantle from behind each rhinophore

The body was roughly rectangular in shape, covered with numerous tiny pustules

Christophe Cadet Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 22 January 2011, size : 12 mm The oral tentacles and foot (a) are white

Seb Vasquez Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 22 December 2014 During the night...

Seb Vasquez Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 22 December 2014 During the night...

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