Dendrodoris fumata ( Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830 )

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 : 68

Dendrodoris fumata ( Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)

( Figure 22 I )

Material examined. One specimen. MB28-004511, ZRP, 21 Feb. 2012, 2m, 39mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reef.

Occurrences. Zavora.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west, central Pacific. Hawaii (Gosliner et al. 2008), Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Australia ( Brodie et al. 1997), Palau, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Malaysia (Gosliner et al. 2008), Christmas Island ( Brodie et al. 1997), Gulf of Oman ( Fatemi & Attaran-Fariman 2015), Red Sea, Mauritius, Réunion Island ( Yonow 2012), Tanzania, Madagascar, South Africa (Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique ( Macnae 1958).

Remarks. This species is externally similar to D. nigra , nevertheless the mantle is broader and wavy ( Brodie et al. 1997).

Figures

FIGURE 22. A–B, Phyllidiopsis cf. xishaensis (ZMNB117067), dorsal and ventral view. C–D, Phyllidiopsis sp. (MB28- 004719). E, Reticulidia suzanneae (ZMBN119702). F, Dendrodoris carbunculosa (MB28-005034) juvenile. G, Dendrodoris carbunculosa (in situ). H, Dendrodoris coronata (ZMBN105084). I, Dendrodoris fumata (MB28-004511). J–K, Dendrodoris krusensternii (MB28-004728) dorsal andventral view.L, Dendrodoris krusensternii (MB28-004839).