An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters
Mehrotra, Rahul
A. Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel
M. Scott, Chad
Arnold, Spencer
Monchanin, Coline
Viyakarn, Voranop
Chavanich, Suchana
ZooKeys
2021
2021-06-09
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Mehrotra & A. Caballer Gutiérrez & M. Scott & Arnold & Monchanin & Viyakarn & Chavanich, 2021
Mehrotra & A. Caballer Gutiérrez & M. Scott & Arnold & Monchanin & Viyakarn & Chavanich
2021
Gastropoda
Colinatydidae
Colinatys
CoL
Animalia
Colinatys
Cephalaspidea
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Material examined. One specimen 3 mm, CB.
Ecology. Endobenthic in sand in coral reef habitats. Depth 3-11 m.
Distribution. The genus is currently recognised to be monospecific with Colinatys alayoi(Espinosa & Ortea Rato, 2004) known from the Bahamas, Cuba, Florida, and Martinique Island ( Romani et al. 2015; Ortea Rato and Buske 2018). Indo-Pacific records are limited to specimens from Hawaii ( Oskars et al. 2015) and Japan ( SSW 2017) with species identity yet to be confirmed. Here representing a first record of the family from Thai waters. Figure 6. A Elysia pusilla7 mm B Elysia cf. tomentosa37 mm C Thuridilla cf. gracilis18 mm D Colinatyssp. 3 mm E Aliculastrum cylindricum30 mm F Aliculastrum debilis28 mm G A. debilis(shell 12 mm) captured alive and predated by Haptosquilla cf. nefanda H Roxaniella multistriata9 mm I Atys semistriatus8 mm J Atyssp. 11 mm K Diniatys dentifer5 mm L Diniatys dubius6 mm.