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).