This species has been observed on Reunion Island
Order :
Sacoglossa
Superfamily : Plakobranchoidea
Family : Plakobranchidae
Distribution :
Tropical Western Pacific and Reunion Island
Maximal size : 22 mm
Abundance : Seldom if ever on the reef flat zone
Species characteristics : The animal is green with scaterred opaque white and yellow spots
The edge of the parapodia is cream colored
Rhinophores opaque white with black tips |
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Photo Christophe Cadet
Reunion, "l'ermitage lagoon", less 1 m , 28 December 2010, size : 12 mm
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Remarks :
 Identification confirmed by Kathe Jensen
Synonymous : (according Worms)
- No other name
Bibliographic data :
The base of the rhinophores is opaque white with several longitudinal black lines extending along the outer third of the rhinophores. In fact
white lines or spots superimposed on the black can give the impression of black lines in some specimens
Found on shallow water reefs where it grazes on unspecified algae
This species is the only species of Thuridilla with many scaterred yellow spots
The epithet flavomaculata refers to the yellow spots that ornament the parapodia
References :
Bill Rudman Seaslug site : Sea Slug Forum : Thuridilla flavomaculata
Nudipixel Thuridilla flavomaculata
Publications :
Gosliner, T.M. (1995) The genus Thuridilla (Opisthobranchia: Elysiidae) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a revision of the phylogeny and systematics of the Elysiidae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 49(1) : 1-54.
Jensen, K.R. (2007). Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge. 55: 255–281
Other photos of Thuridilla flavomaculata :
Christophe Cadet
Reunion, "l'ermitage lagoon", less 1 m , 28 December 2010, size : 12 mm
Head and rhinophores details...
The white lines or spots superimposed on the black can give the impression of black lines in the rhinophores of some specimens |
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See more about : Thuridilla phylogeny by Gosliner 1995
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