Melibe engeli Risbec, 1937

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 : 96

Melibe engeli Risbec, 1937

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Material examined. Seven specimens. MB28-004649, MB28-004650, MHN-YT729, MB28-004651, MB28- 0 0 4652, MB28-004653, MB28-004654, BL, 16 Dec. 2012, 2m, 75–100mm.

Habitats. Subtropical seagrass.

Occurrences. Barra.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west, central Pacific. Hawaii ( Gosliner & Smith 2003), New Caledonia (Risbec 1937), Japan, Philippines ( Gosliner & Smith 2003), Red Sea (Burghardt &Wägele 2014) and Mozambique.

Remarks. Burghardt & Wägele (2014) followed the growth of M. engeli in a controlled environment noticing changes in the cerata shape and colouration. The specimens examined here are identical to the adult morphotype in Burghardt & Wägele (2014). This is the first record of this species in the western Indian Ocean.

Figures

FIGURE 30. A, Bornella valdae (MB28-004695). B, Crosslandia sp. (MB28-004406). C, Notobryon wardi (MB28-004668). D, Scyllaea fulva (MB28-004755). E, Melibe engeli (MB28-004654). F, Melibe papillosa (MB28-004725). G, Melibe viridis (MB28-004517). H, Lomanotus sp. 1 (MB28-004708). I, Flabellina bicolor (MB28-004465). J, Flabellina bilas (ZMBN105571).K, Flabellina exoptata (MB28-004981). L, Flabellina rubrolineata (ZMBN105609).