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This species has been observed on Reunion, Mayotte and Madagascar Islands

Order : Sacoglossa Superfamily : Plakobranchoidea Family : Plakobranchidae Distribution : Tropical western Pacific and Mayotte Maximal size : 20 mm Abundance : Species characteristics : There is bright orange-yellow line at the parapodial edge, followed by a thin line of blue-black to black and a diffuse broad light blue band (or a serie of blue to blue green patches) running parallel to the parapodial edge The head and body are black to dark blue The rhinopores are light blue except for the tip which is blue-black
	Showing species characteristics...	Photo Christophe Cadet Reunion, La Saline, less 1 m, 19 May 2010, size : 15 mm

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   See more about : Thuridilla phylogeny by Gosliner 1995

Remarks :

Identification confirmed by Bill Rudman and Hsini Lin
    Synonymous : (according Worms)
               - No other name

Bibliographic data :

The anterior margin of the foot hasn't blue and orange lines
    A dorsal patch of blue also occurs on the posterior tip of the foot
    Ethymology : Is named for Patty Jo Hoff who together with Clay Carlson, first discovered this species.
     In external morphology, T hoffae most closely resembles to T. livida , but
            - T. livida has a distinct narrow iridescent blue submarginal line while T. hoffae has a series of iridescent blue to blue green patches or a diffuse broad light blue to blue green band.
            - T. livida has orange and blue lines on the anterior margin of the foot that are absent in T. hoffae
            - The general body color is darker in T. hoffae than in T. livida
    Comparative data of the five Thuridilla with black, orange and blue margin found in our area...

	T. multimarginata	T. indopacifica	T. livida	T. hoffae	T. undula
Parapodial margin	Narrow white edge enlarged at regular intervals, then a narrow stripes of orange, black, pale blue, and black.	Thin brownish black edge, then a broad band of yellow-orange, and an irregular band of black. In the spaces between the blackish extensions are bright blue	Black edge followed by lines of orange, black and narrow iridescent blue	Bright yellow-orange edge, followed by a thin black line and a diffuse broad light blue to blue green band.	Broad burnt orange edge, followed by lines of black and vivid blue
Head	Opaque white pigment with sometimes orange marks	Blue with a centrally placed Y-shaped opaque white patch	Dark brown to black	Black to dark blue	Black and reflective blue pigment.
Rhinophores	They have opaque white pigment with sometimes orange marks     The tips of the rhinophores are black	The base are whitish to pale blue. At the tips are bands of blue, black, orange-yellow and black.    Not observed in our specimens	They are dark brown to black     The apical half has opaque white pigment	They are light blue except for the tip which is dark-blue	The base are turquoise bluish green. At the middle are narrow bands of blue and black. The apex is orange
Body	Orange or light to dark green	Translucent green with scattered opaque white spots	Dark brown to black	Black to dark blue	Turquoise bluish green
Anterior margin of the foot	It has orange, black, blue and black lines	It has black, orange-yellow , black and blue bands	It has black, orange and blue lines .	It hasn't blue and orange lines	It has orange, black and blues bands.

References :

Bill Rudman Seaslug site : Sea Slug Forum : Thuridilla hoffae
   Nudipixel Thuridilla hoffae

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 hoffae :

Marina Poddubetskaia Mayotte, "Banc Laclochèterie", Handréma, 5 m, 11 November 2003, size : 10 mm   The head is black to dark blue

Fabrice Schubert Mayotte, Sakouli, 5 m, 4 October 2009, size : 20 mm A dorsal patch of blue (a) also occurs on the posterior tip of the foot

Alain-Benoît Rassat Madagascar, Nosy bé, Charlie, 16 m, 17 January 2016, size : 20 mm

See more about : Thuridilla phylogeny by Gosliner 1995