Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii Lang, 1884

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Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii Lang, 1884

( Fig. 11 B)

Type locality. Bay of Naples , Italy ( Lang 1884).

Distribution. Vietnam ( Dawydoff 1952); Canary Archipelago: La Gomera (De Vera et al. 2009) ( Fig. 1 , G2; Table 1 and 2).

Occurrence in the Canary Islands. Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii was observed at intertidal zone, during the year 2000.

Taxonomic remarks. Specimens from the Canary Islands show the characteristic colour pattern described by Lang (1884): longitudinal blue and white or cream bands, with a longitudinal yellow stripe in the midline.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Sampling station of the Canary Islands (for explanation of legends see Table 1).

FIGURE 11. Species located in the Canary archipelago, in vivo. A. Eurylepta guayota n. sp. B. Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii Lang, 1884. C. Prostheceraeus roseus Lang, 1884. D. Enchiridium magec n. sp. E. Anonymus virilis Lang, 1884. F. Anonymus ruber n. sp. G. Pericelis cata Marcus and Marcus, 1986. H. Phrikoceros mopsus (Marcus, 1952) Quiroga, 2008. I. Pseudobiceros wirtzi Bahia and Schrödl, 2016. J. Pseudoceros maximus Lang, 1884. K. Pseudoceros velutinus (Blanchard, 1847) Lang, 1884. L. Pseudoceros mororum n. sp. M. Pseudoceros sp. N. Thysanozoon brocchii (Risso, 1818) Grube 1840. O. Acanthozoon aranfaibo n. sp. P. Yungia aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1822) Lang, 1884. Q. Cestoplana rubrocincta (Grube, 1840) Lang, 1884. R. Multisepta fengari n. sp. S. Planocera pellucida (Mertens, 1833) Örsted, 1844.