Stiliger aureomarginatus Jensen, 1993

Jung, Daewui, Lee, Jongrak & Kim, Chang-Bae, 2014, A report of four unrecorded species of opisthobranch molluscs from Korea, Journal of Species Research 3 (1), pp. 1-6 : 5

Stiliger aureomarginatus Jensen, 1993 ( Fig. 3 )

Stiliger aureomarginatus Jensen, 1993: 232-236 , fig. 20-24; Jensen, 1997: 332.

Materials examined. 1 individual, Seogwi-dong , Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, Korea, 1 April 2013 (D. Jung) (KOSPIV0000185831) .

Description. Body aeolidiform, very small; living animal 5 mm in length, 1 mm in width; ground color black. Head distinct from body. Rhinophores long and simple; sky blue with deeper in color to tip. Branchial papillae fusiform; numerous; black with orange tips in living animal; ramiform digestive gland appeared in only preserved specimen, not showed in living animal ( Fig. 3C, D ). Metapodium pointed end; sky blue with fade to posterior end. Oral tentacles absent.

Distribution. Korea, Japan, Australia.

Remarks. This species shows black or dark bluish-green body color with orange or yellow tips of cerata and a band of white dots with a light yellowish tinge below them ( Jensen, 1993). Specimen examined here showed black body color and orange tips of cerata. However, it did not show a band of white dots below the ceratal tips.

Figures

Fig. 3. Stiliger aureomarginatus Jensen, 1993. A. dorso-lateral view. B. dorsal view. C. ventral view. D. digestive gland in cerata. A. living animal. B-D. preserved specimen(body length: 5 mm, width: 1 mm). Scales=1 mm.