Dendrodoris tuberculosa ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 )

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 : 69

Dendrodoris tuberculosa ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

( Figure 23 E–F )

Material examined. One specimen. MB28-004692, ZRP, 12 Jun. 2013, 0.5m, 80mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reef.

Occurrences. Zavora.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west, central Pacific. Hawaii ( Kay & Young 1969), Marshall Islands (Gosliner et al. 2008), Japan ( Baba 1949), Korea, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Malaysia, Maldives (Gosliner et al. 2008), Thailand ( Mehrotra & Scott 2015), India ( Apte 2009), British Indian Ocean Territory ( Yonow et al. 2002), Réunion Island, Red Sea, Tanzania, South Africa (Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique.

Remarks. Despite its size, this species is well camouflaged among rocks covered with brown algae. The large white spots under the mantle are diagnostic ( Yonow et al. 2002).

Figures

FIGURE 23. A, Dendrodoris krusensternii (MB28-004839), ventro-lateral view. B–D, Dendrodoris nigra (MB28-004635, MHN-YT818 and MB28-004949, respectively). E–F, Dendrodoris tuberculosa (MB28-004692), dorsal and ventral view. G, Doriopsilla sp. 1 (MB28-004804). H, Doriopsilla sp. 2 (ZMBN105124). I–J, Thecacera pacifica (MB28-004909 and MB28- 004962, respectively). K, Thecaceracf. picta (MB28-004858).L, Nembrotha aurea (MB28-004863).