Astonishing diversity revealed: an annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique
Author
Tibiriçá, Yara
Author
Pola, Marta
Author
Cervera, Juan Lucas
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-12-01
4359
1
1
133
journal article
31260
10.11646/zootaxa.4359.1.1
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1175-5326
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Gymnodoris ceylonica
(Kelaart, 1858)
(
Figure 25 J
)
Material examined.
Four specimens. MB28-004413, BL,
25 Nov.
2010
, 2m,
35mm
; MB28-004429, BL,
17 Nov.
2011
, 4m,
30mm
; MB28-00 4430, BL,
17 Nov.
2011
, 4m,
30mm
; MHN-YT1038,
VIAIR
,
12 Dec.
2013
, 4m,
33mm
.
Habitats.
Subtropical and tropical seagrass.
Occurrences.
Barra, Nuarro and Vamizi Island.
Geographic distribution.
Indo-west, central Pacific.
French Polynesia
,
Marshall Islands
,
Tonga
,
Guam
,
Japan
,
Solomon Islands
(Gosliner
et al
. 2008),
Guam
(
Carlson & Hoff 2003
),
Taiwan
(
Huang
et al.
2015
),
Sri Lanka
(Kelaart 1858),
Australia
,
Thailand
(
Mehrotra & Scott 2015
),
India
(
Apte 2009
),
Indonesia
, Red Sea (
Debelius 1996
),
Réunion
Island,
Seychelles
(Gosliner
et al
. 2008) and
Mozambique
(
Macnae & Kalk 1958
).
Remarks.
A mating aggregation with several individuals laying eggs was observed in
November 2011
during the austral summer. A similar aggregation was previously observed
Taiwan
(
Huang
et al.
2015
).