Cratena cf. affinis Baba, 1949

Tibiriçá, Yara, Pola, Marta & Cervera, Juan Lucas, 2017, Astonishing diversity revealed: an annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique, Zootaxa 4359 (1), pp. 1-133 : 110

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4359.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6026406
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scientific name	Cratena cf. affinis Baba, 1949
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Cratena cf. affinis Baba, 1949 View in CoL

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Material examined. One specimen. MB28-004427, ZRP, 30 Oct. 2011, 1m, 10mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reef.

Occurrences. Zavora.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Japan ( Baba 1949), Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia (Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique.

Remarks. First record for the western Indian Ocean. This specimen is very similar to Cratena affinis , except that it has lines on the dorsum rather than spots. Further investigation and additional material are needed to confirm its identity and geographical range.

References

Baba, K. (1949) Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo, 149 pp.

Figures

FIGURE 34. A, Cerberilla ambonensis (ZMBN105583). B, Cerberilla sp. ZMBN105157. C, Limenandra confusa (MB28- 004710). D–E, Caloria indica (MB28-004832 and MB28-004581, respectively). F, Cratena cf. affinis (MB28-004427). G. Cratena cf. lineata (MB28-004438). H. Cratena simba (MB28-004600). I, Cratena sp. (MB28-004572). J, Facelina lineata (MB28-004752).K, Facelina rhodopos (MB28-004887). L, Favorinus japonicas (MB28-004824).