Phyllidiella meandrina ( Pruvot-Fol, 1957 )

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 : 60

Phyllidiella meandrina ( Pruvot-Fol, 1957)

( Figure 20 A–B )

Material examined. Thirteen specimens. ZMBN117048, VIPP, 12 Aug. 2013, 14 m, 21mm; ZMBN117050, VIPP, 13 Dec. 2013, 11 m, 27mm; ZMBN117072, 2 spcs., NHR, 0 1 Jun. 2014, 9 m, 26mm and 28mm; MB28-00 4892, NFA, 0 6 Jun. 2014, 20 m, 29mm; MHN,-YT1644, NHR, 25 Jul. 2016, 12 m, 18mm; ZMBN119708, NHR, 27 Jul. 2016, 10 m, 30mm; ZMBN105095, VIPP, 15 May 2015, 10– 29m, 40mm, collected by Y. Tibiriçá & M. Malaquias; ZMBN105102, VIES3, 16 May 2015, 7m, 15mm, collected by Y. Tibiriçá & M. Malaquias; ZMBN105568, VIPP, 23 May 2015, 25m, 35mm, collected by Y. Tibiriçá & M. Malaquias; ZMBN105575, 2 spcs., VINR, 24 May 2015, 12– 20m, 14 and 26mm, collected by Y. Tibiriçá & M. Malaquias; ZMBN105587, VISP, 25 May 2015, 3m, 42mm.

Habitats. Tropical coral reefs.

Occurrences. Nuarro and Vamizi Island.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Indonesia (Gosliner et al. 2008), British Indian Ocean Territory ( Yonow et al. 2002), Red Sea, Mauritius (Gosliner et al. 2008), Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Réunion Island ( Yonow 2012), South Africa ( Gosliner 1987) and Mozambique.

Figures

FIGURE 20. A–B, Phyllidiella meandrina (ZMBN105095) dorsal and ventral view. C–D, Phyllidiella pustulosa (ZMBN117079) dorsal and ventral view. E–F, Phyllidiella rosans (ZMBN117065). G–H, Phyllidiella striata (ZMBN117076) dorsal and ventral view. I–J, Phyllidiella zeylanica (ZMBN117027) dorsal and ventral view. K–L, Phyllidiopsis cardinalis (ZMBN117066) dorsal and ventral view.