Thecacera cf. picta Baba, 1972

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 : 71

Thecacera cf. picta Baba, 1972

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Material examined. One specimen. MB28-004858, POJP, 11 May 2014, 17m, 5mm.

Habitats. Subtropical rocky reefs.

Occurrences. Ponta do Ouro and Pomene.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Japan, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Australia (Gosliner et al. 2008), Maldives ( Yonow 1994), Tanzania (Gosliner et al. 2008), Mozambique ( Fraser 2007).

Remarks. This specimen is likely to be a heavily spotted form of Thecacera picta Baba, 1972 . Another similar species is Thecacera vittata Yonow, 1994 that is probably a synonym of T. picta ( Rudman 2001) . Nevertheless an integrative review of the colour variations of T. picta still needs to be done.

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).