Cratena cf. lineata (Eliot, 1905)

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 : 110

Cratena cf. lineata (Eliot, 1905)

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Material examined. Nine specimens. MB28-004493, ZRP, 21 Feb. 2012, 1m, 4mm; MB28-004577, ZRP, 18 Jun. 2012, 1m, 7mm, collected by A. Roseblum; MB28-004580, ZRP. 19 Jun. 2012, 1m, 9mm, collected by A. Roseblum; MB28-004582, 20 Jun. 2012, ZRP, 1m, 7mm, collected by A. Roseblum; MB28-004597, ZWH, 23 Jun. 2012, 16m, 5mm; MHN-YT794, ZA51, 12 Jun. 2013, 13m, 6mm; MB28-0 0 4979, ZRP, 23 Mar. 2015, 0.5m, 6mm; MB28-004995, ZRP, 0 5 May 2015, 0.3m, 5mm; MB28-004438, ZRP, 20 Jun. 2015, 0.5m, 18mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reefs and rocky reefs.

Occurrences. Zavora.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Australia (Nimbs & Smith 2016), Tanzania (Eliot 1905) and Mozambique.

Remarks. Cratena lineata has lines on the dorsum (Eliot 1905) whereas specimens from Mozambique have spots. These might be a variation of Cratena lineata (Gosliner et al. 2015) , which was originally described from Tanzania (Eliot 1905). Further studies are needed in order to confirm its identity.

Figures

FIGURE 34. A, Cerberilla ambonensis (ZMBN105583). B, Cerberilla sp. ZMBN105157. C, Limenandra confusa (MB28- 004710). D–E, Caloria indica (MB28-004832 and MB28-004581, respectively). F, Cratena cf. affinis (MB28-004427). G. Cratena cf. lineata (MB28-004438). H. Cratena simba (MB28-004600). I, Cratena sp. (MB28-004572). J, Facelina lineata (MB28-004752).K, Facelina rhodopos (MB28-004887). L, Favorinus japonicas (MB28-004824).