Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804)

Jung, Daewui & Kim, Jongrak Lee and Chang-Bae, 2013, A report on species of phyllidiid and polycerid nudibranch including two species new to Korea, Journal of Species Research 2 (1), pp. 7-14 : 8-11

Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804) ( Fig. 2 )

Phyllidia pustulosa Cuvier, 1804: 268 , pl. a, fig. 8 (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993); Baba, 1949: 18, 71, 156, pl. 29.

Phyllidia verrucosa Hasselt, 1824: 244 (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Phyllidia albonigra Quoy and Gaimard, 1832: 291-292 , pl. 21, figs. 26, 27 (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Phyllidiella nobilis Bergh, 1869: 485-492 , 512-513, pl. 24b (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Phyllidia spectabilis Collingwood, 1881: 136-137 , pl. 10, figs. 19-23 (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Fryeria variabilis Collingwood, 1881: 137 , pl. 10, figs. 24-28 (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Phyllidia rotunda Eliot, 1904: 282-283 (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Fryeria pustulosa : Haas, 1920: 140 (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Phyllidia nobilis : Risbec, 1928: 58 (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Phyllidia variabilis : Risbec, 1956: 24 (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Phyllidia varians Pruvot-Fol, 1956: 68 (mis-spelling pro. Fryeria variabilis Collingwood, 1881 ) (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Phyllidia melanocera Yonow, 1986: 1406-1407 , figs. 2, 10f-i (cited from Brunckhorst, 1993).

Phyllidiella pustulosa : Brunckhorst, 1993: 49-54, figs. 3B, 9B-D, 11-13, 27, 28A-C. pl. 5E-F; Choe et al., 1997: 39, figs. 4-5, tab. 3; Okutani, 2000: 795, fig. 2; Valdés, 2001: 339, figs. 1B, 5B-C, 6; Lee and Min, 2002: 145; Choi, 2003: 52, pl. 6; Debelius and Kuiter, 2007: 269; Gosliner et al., 2008: 293.

Material examined. 1 individual ( SMD0178 ), Jeju-do, Seogwipo-si , Seogwi-dong. 19 Feb 2012 ; 1 individual ( KOSPIV0000164403 ), Jeju-do, Seogwipo-si , Seogwi-dong. 13 Oct 2013 .

Diagnosis. Body ovate and elongate (length: 30-53 mm, width: 26-31 mm). Rhinophores lamellate and black in color ( Fig. 2A ). Anus open with black border ( Fig. 2B ). Back ground color black. Pinkish gray tubercles clustered 2-3 protuberances with variable in shape and size on dorsum ( Fig. 2C, F ). Sole of foot gray, divided anteriorly. Oral tentacles finger like in shape ( Fig. 2D ). Edge of mantle submarginal black line ( Fig. 2E ).

Distribution. Korea, Japan, Indo-west Pacific to Hawaii, New Caledonia, Fiji.

Figures

Fig. 2. Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804). A. rhinophores. B. anus. C. dorsal view. D. ventral view. E. lateral view. F. habitus. An arrow indicates anus. A-E. preserved specimen. F. living animal. Scales=5 mm.