Pseudoceros indicus Newman & Schupp, 2002

Padmanaban, P., Kumar, A. Anand, Kumar, R. Rajendar, Surendar, C. & Vanishree, J., 2020, On the Polyclads from the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve with new records, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4), pp. 445-453 : 448-449

4. Pseudoceros indicus Newman & Schupp, 2002 ( Figure 6&7 )

Material examined: ZSI/ MBRC /PL-340, 1 ex, 16.xii.2017 ; MBRC /ZSI/PL-348, 2 ex, 25.xii.2018 , Thalayari Is., Keelarakai, (9°17’93.29”N78°89’ 89.41”E),from coral rubble.

Diagnosis: Body soft, elongate oval and leaf-like with few marginal ruffles. Pseudotentacles well developed, simple and erected. Dorsal surface opaque, mottled cream with well-defined irregular purple spots found along the margin and also extending over the pseudotentacles. The species shows a wide range of colour variation.

Distribution: India: Thalayari Is., GoM; Andaman & Nicobar; Gujarat; Lakshadweep Islands. Elsewhere: Indian Ocean, from South Africa, Maldives to Indonesia and Australia.

(9°17’93.29”N 78°89’89.41”E), 25.xii.2018; from dead coral patches from intertidal zone.

Diagnosis: Body is elongated with shallow marginal ruffling and simple pseudotentacles. Dorsal surface is deep brown to black with two marginal bands; the inner band is blue and outer yellow. Size: 30 mm.

Distribution: India: Thalayari Is., Manoliputtii Is., GoM; Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: Indo-west Pacific region from Australia, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia and Kenya.

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Figure 6&7. Pseudoceros indicus Newman & Schupp, 2002.