Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888

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 : 47

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scientific name	Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888
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Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888 View in CoL

( Figure 16 B–C View FIGURE 16 )

Material examined. One specimen. ZMBN105166, VISP, 22 May 2015, 3m, 24mm.

Habitats. Tropical coral reef.

Occurrences. Vamizi Island.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Madagascar, Seychelles (Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique.

Remarks. This species is similar to Tayuva lilacina ( Gould, 1852) but differs externally by a thin white line running along the margin of the notum and a withish ventral surface without spots ( Dayrat 2010).

References

Bergh, L. S. R. (1888) Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Semper, C. (Ed.), Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate, Berlin, pp. 755 - 814, pls. 77 - 81.

Dayrat, B. (2010) A Monographic Revision of Basal Discodorid Sea Slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Doridina). Proceeding of the California Academy of Sciencies, 61 (Sumplement 1), 1 - 403.

Gould, A. A. (1852) United States exploring expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. XII. Mollusca and shells, Philadelphia, 510 pp.

Figures

FIGURE 16. A, Carminodoris bifurcata (MB28-004766). B–C, Discodoris coerulescens (ZMBN105166), dorsal and ventral view. D, Halgerda cf. bacalusia (MB28-004874). E, Halgerda dalanghita (MB28-004815). F, Halgera toliara (MB28- 004783). G–I, Halgerda wasiniensis (MB28-004440, MB28-004779 and MB28-004918, respectively). J. Halgerda cf. wasinensis (MB28-005077). K, Halgerda sp. 1 (MB28-004721).L, Halgerda sp. 2 (MB28-004901).