Phyllidiella zeylanica Kelaart, 1859

(Figure 20 I –J)

Material examined. Five specimens. ZMBN117027, ZSC, 0 8 Jun. 2012, 22m, 48mm; ZMBN117031, ZJS, 26 Jun. 2016, 9m, 38mm; MB28-004817, ZRP, 16 Apr. 2014, 0.5m, 38mm; MHN-YT1272, NGF, 25m, 29mm; ZMBN119704, NMB, 23 Jul. 2016, 25m, 18mm.

Habitats. Subtropical rocky reefs and tropical coral reefs.

Occurrences. Zavora and Nuarro.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Papua New Guinea (Gosliner et al. 2008), Indonesia (Kelaart 1859), Thailand, Sri Lanka (Brunckhorst 1993), India (Apte 2009), Christmas Island, Maldives, Seychelles, (Yonow 1996, 2012), British Indian Ocean Territory (Yonow et al. 2002), Mauritius (Yonow & Hayward 1991), Comoros Islands, Tanzania, Réunion Island (Gosliner et al. 2008), South Africa (Gosliner 1987) and Mozambique (King & Fraser 2014).