Samla rubropurpurata

Samla rubropurpurata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.[2]

Samla rubropurpurata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Superfamily:
Flabellinoidea
Family:
Samlidae
Genus:
Samla
Species:
S. rubropurpurata
Binomial name
Samla rubropurpurata
Gosliner & Williams, 1991[1]

Description

S. rubropurpurata have a maximum length of 15mm (1.5 cm) and has a purple hue throughout the body tissues, overlaid by a white frosting of superficial pigment on the back and sides. The tips of the cerata and rhinophores are orange and the outer part of the oral tentacles is also overlain with white pigment.[3]

Distribution

The species was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea with an additional specimen from Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. It is thought to be distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific.[3] It has been reported from Hawaii but significant differences in colouration make this identification doubtful.[4]

References
  1. Gosliner, T. M., & Richard C. Willan. 1991. Review of the Flabellinidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with the descriptions of five new species. Veliger 34(2):97-133. page 112
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Flabellina rubropurpurata Gosliner & Willan, 1991. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-26
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (January 3) Flabellina rubropurpurata Gosliner & Willan, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., 2015. Flabellina cf. rubropurpurata Sea Slugs of Hawaii Retrieved July 5, 2012
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