Sclerodoris tuberculata Eliot, 1904

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 : 57

Sclerodoris tuberculata Eliot, 1904

( Figure 18 L , 19 A )

Material examined. Two specimens. MB28-004760, VISP, 12 Jun. 2013, 5 m, 12mm; MB28-005086, NHR, 0 5 Jun. 2016, 2 m, 46mm.

Habitats. Tropical coral reefs.

Occurrences. Nuarro and Vamizi Island.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia (Gosliner et al. 2008), Tanzania ( Eliot 1904a), South Africa, Madagascar (Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique.

Remarks. This species is characterized by the presence of circular depressions on the dorsum and variable colouration, which seems to be related to the food source (Gosliner et al. 2008). The smaller specimen was yellow ( Fig. 18 L ) while the larger was red ( Fig. 19 A ).

Figures

FIGURE 18. A, Atagema intecta (MB28-004680). B, Jorunna funebris (MB28-004693). C, Jorunna parva (MB28-004833). D, Jorunna ramicola (MB28-004591). E, Jorunna rubescens (in situ). F–G, Platydoris pulchra (MB28-004782 and MB28- 004759, respectively).H–I, Platydoris scabra (MB28-005081), dorsal and ventral view.J, Rostanga bifurcata (MHN-YT631). K, Rostanga sp. (MB28-004617).L, Sclerodoris tuberculata(MB28-004760).

FIGURE 19. A, Sclerodoris tuberculata (MB28-005086). B–C, Phyllidia alyta (MB28-004883) dorsal and ventral view.D–E, Phyllidia coelestis (MB28-004781 and MB28-004896, respectively). F–G Phyllidia cf. haegeli (ZMBN117018) dorsal and ventral view. H–I, Phyllidia marindica (MB28-004780) dorsal and ventral view. J, Phyllidia ocellata (MB28-005092). K–L, Phyllidia varicosa (MB28-004450) dorsal and ventral view.