Pleurobranchus peronii Cuvier 1804
- Dataset
- A report of four unrecorded species of opisthobranch molluscs from Korea
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Gastropoda
- order
- Pleurobranchida
- family
- Pleurobranchidae
- genus
- Pleurobranchus
- species
- Pleurobranchus peronii
description
Description. Body ovate and large; length 67 - 102 mm, width 63 - 81 mm in living animal; yellow to reddish purple. Mantle covered foot except posterior end. Whole dorsum covered with small rounded tubercles; several tips of tubercles white, orange or dark purple. Reticulate pigment around the tubercles dark or white. Rhinophores enrolled and wrinkled; joined basally. Oral veil small and reversely trapezoid. Gills on right side of body, covered by mantle; bipinnated and alternated 22 - 23 pinnae on each side. Foot wide; anteriorly bilabiated; metapodium blunted and orange in color.
discussion
Remarks. P. peronii has a range of body colors that includes pale translucent white, yellow, brown and deep purple (Rudman, 1999). Specimens examined in this study were yellow to reddish orange in body color. Also, brighter colors were shown in younger specimens.
distribution
Distribution. Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, South Africa, Madagascar, Tanzania.
materials_examined
Materials examined. 3 individuals, Hwasun-ri, Andeokmyeon, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, 25 May 2013 (D. Jung) (KOSPIV 0000185832).
Name
- Synonyms
- Pleurobranchus hirasei Baba 1971
- Homonyms
- Pleurobranchus peronii Cuvier 1804