Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888

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 : 47

Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888

( Figure 16 B–C )

Material examined. One specimen. ZMBN105166, VISP, 22 May 2015, 3m, 24mm.

Habitats. Tropical coral reef.

Occurrences. Vamizi Island.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Madagascar, Seychelles (Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique.

Remarks. This species is similar to Tayuva lilacina ( Gould, 1852) but differs externally by a thin white line running along the margin of the notum and a withish ventral surface without spots ( Dayrat 2010).

Figures

FIGURE 16. A, Carminodoris bifurcata (MB28-004766). B–C, Discodoris coerulescens (ZMBN105166), dorsal and ventral view. D, Halgerda cf. bacalusia (MB28-004874). E, Halgerda dalanghita (MB28-004815). F, Halgera toliara (MB28- 004783). G–I, Halgerda wasiniensis (MB28-004440, MB28-004779 and MB28-004918, respectively). J. Halgerda cf. wasinensis (MB28-005077). K, Halgerda sp. 1 (MB28-004721).L, Halgerda sp. 2 (MB28-004901).