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Gymnodoris ceylonica

Kelaart, 1858

Gymnodoris ceylonica

Classification
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Classification   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Latin name : Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart, 1858)
Synonyms : Trevelyana picta
Classification : Nudibranchia [ Cuvier, 1817 ] ( Sea slugs )
 
Name : Gymnodoris ceylonica
Name : Gymnodoris ceylonica
Identification   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Main identification characters
First reported by Kelaart from Sri Lanka this widespread Indo-West Pacific species was next reported from the Society Islands in the western Pacific by Pease (as Trevelyana picta).

White color slug with red spots on its body and a red line on branchias. Yellow ended rhinophora. Size of those encountered is 7-8 cm.

It is characterised by the translucent white body with small bright orange-red spots and large orange-lined white gills.
Possible confusions
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa (Red ended rhinophora)
Biology   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Feed
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Cycle of life / Reproduction
Gymnodoris ceylonica is a species that seems to occasionally engage in mass movements into shallow water to spawn.
Interaction with other species
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Distribution   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Habitat

Coral

Sand
Coral, sand.
Geographical distribution
Red sea to Australia and across to Japan and French Polynesia. This specie preys upon opistobranchs, including other gymnodorids.
Links   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Websites :
http://slugsite.us/bow/phil/ceylonic.html
http://www.medslugs.de/E/Pac/Gymnodoris_ceylonica.htm
http://www.seaslugforum.net/gymnceyl.htm
http://www.vibrantsea.net/ceylonica25_russells1.html

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Bibliography   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Nudibranchs and sea snails - Indo-Pacific Field Guide
Helmut Debelius
IKAN, 1998
Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 31/10/2002

Updates :
Christophe Naslain - 31/10/2002


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