Aegires, Loven, 1844

Tibiriçá, Yara, Pola, Marta & Cervera, Juan Lucas, 2017, Astonishing diversity revealed: an annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique, Zootaxa 4359 (1), pp. 1-133 : 79

Aegires sp.

( Figure 25 I )

Material examined. One specimen. MB28-004729, ZDR, 18 Aug. 2013, 32m, 12mm.

Habitats. Subtropical rocky reef.

Occurrences. Zavora.

Geographic distribution. Western Indian Ocean. Mozambique .

Remarks. This species appears to be undescribed. The distinctive blue spots on this specimen are also present in Aegeris exeches Fahey & Gosliner, 2004 and A. punctilucens (D’Orbigny, 1837) . However, the tubercles in A. exeches are flat on top and denser. The Mozambican speciemen is darker than A. punctilucens and differs by the presence of bifid rhinophores ( Fahey & Gosliner 2004).

Figures

FIGURE 25. A–B, Kaloplocamus acutus (MB28-004683 and MB28-004741, respectively). C, Limacia sp. (MB28-004598). D, Plocamopherus ceylonicus (MB28-004631). E, Plocamopherus margaritae (YTMB28-005088). F, Plocamopherus sp. (MB28-004856). G, Aegires pruvotfolae (MB28-004537). H, Aegires villosus (MB28-004592). I, Aegires sp. (MB28-004729). I, Gymnodoris ceylonica (MHN-YT1038).K–L, Gymnodoris citrina(MB28-004967 and MB28-004830, respectively).