Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart, 1858)

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 : 79

Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart, 1858)

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Material examined. Four specimens. MB28-004413, BL, 25 Nov. 2010, 2m, 35mm; MB28-004429, BL, 17 Nov. 2011, 4m, 30mm; MB28-00 4430, BL, 17 Nov. 2011, 4m, 30mm; MHN-YT1038, VIAIR, 12 Dec. 2013, 4m, 33mm.

Habitats. Subtropical and tropical seagrass.

Occurrences. Barra, Nuarro and Vamizi Island.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west, central Pacific. French Polynesia, Marshall Islands, Tonga, Guam, Japan, Solomon Islands (Gosliner et al. 2008), Guam ( Carlson & Hoff 2003), Taiwan ( Huang et al. 2015), Sri Lanka (Kelaart 1858), Australia, Thailand ( Mehrotra & Scott 2015), India ( Apte 2009), Indonesia, Red Sea ( Debelius 1996), Réunion Island, Seychelles (Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique ( Macnae & Kalk 1958).

Remarks. A mating aggregation with several individuals laying eggs was observed in November 2011 during the austral summer. A similar aggregation was previously observed Taiwan ( Huang et al. 2015).

Figures

FIGURE 25. A–B, Kaloplocamus acutus (MB28-004683 and MB28-004741, respectively). C, Limacia sp. (MB28-004598). D, Plocamopherus ceylonicus (MB28-004631). E, Plocamopherus margaritae (YTMB28-005088). F, Plocamopherus sp. (MB28-004856). G, Aegires pruvotfolae (MB28-004537). H, Aegires villosus (MB28-004592). I, Aegires sp. (MB28-004729). I, Gymnodoris ceylonica (MHN-YT1038).K–L, Gymnodoris citrina(MB28-004967 and MB28-004830, respectively).