Gymnodoris ceylonica
February 23, 2017
Gymnodoris alba
February 23, 2017
Order : NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder : EUCTENIDIACEA
Infraorder : DORIDACEA
Superfamily : POLYCEROIDEA
Family : Gymnodorididae
DISTRIBUTION
Wide tropical Indo-West Pacific distribution
This large gymnodorid is characterised externally by its bright red colour, low rounded yellowish pustules, yellow rhinophores, yellow border to the foot, and large gills. Originally described from Fiji, specimens have been seen in Fiji, New Caledonia and Tanzania. Combined with Gosliner & Behren’s records (1997) it suggests this species has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution. It grows to at least 90 mm in length.
