Phyllidia marindica ( Yonow & Hayward, 1991 )

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 : 58

Phyllidia marindica ( Yonow & Hayward, 1991)

( Figure 19 H–I )

Material examined. Eleven specimens. MHN-YT175, ZRP, 0 7 Feb. 2012, 2m, 11mm; ZMBN11 7026, ZGWS, 27 May 2012, 22m, 29mm; ZMBN1 17033, ZWH, 30 Aug. 2012, 17m, 29mm; ZMBN117047, VITP, 12 Aug. 2013, 17m, 22mm; ZMBN117049, VISP, 12 Nov. 2013, 3m, 18mm; MB28-004780, VIPP, 13 Dec. 2013, 6m, 30mm; ZMBN117056, BB, 23 Jan. 2014, 10m, 19mm; MB28-004834, POC, 0 8 May 2014, 18m, 50mm; ZMBN117069, NHR, 30 May 2014, 9m, 26mm; ZMBN117075, NFA, 0 2 Jun. 2014, 20m, 15mm; ZMBN119697, ZDN, 25 Mar. 2015, 60m, 28mm, collected by J. Wright.

Habitats. Subtropical rocky reefs and tropical coral reefs.

Occurrences. Zavora, Barra, Nuarro and Vamizi Island.

Geographic distribution. India Ocean. Thailand (Gosliner et al. 2008), India ( Apte 2009; Remakrishna et al. 2010), British Indian Ocean Territory ( Yonow et al. 2002), Australia, Thailand, Myanmar, Seychelles, Réunion Island, Mauritius, Madagascar, Tanzania (Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique ( King & Fraser 2014).

Figures

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.