Bornella stellifera (A. Adams & Reeve in A. Adams, 1848) Figure 20A

Material examined.

One specimen 31 mm, CB.

Ecology.

On rocks and under rubble, in particular under skeletons of dead Fungiidae corals, in shallow coral reef habitats. Depth 2-8 m.

Distribution.

Widespread across the Indo-Pacific including the Red Sea ( Vayssière 1912), Mozambique ( Tibiriçá et al. 2017), South Africa (Gosliner 1987), Japan (Baba 1949), Singapore, Madagascar, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Hawaii (Pola et al. 2009), Indonesia, Taiwan and New Caledonia (Gosliner et al. 2008). Recorded from the Andaman and Gulf waters of Thailand (Jensen 1998; Pola et al. 2009).