Ceratosoma miamirana
(Bergh, 1875)
Also known as: Ceratosoma miamiranum, Orodoris miamirana, Fracassa tuberculosa
Photographed by: Daniele Maffeo
Notes from Dr. Richard C. Willan: On the Sea Slug Forum, Bill Rudman has changed the specific names for five species of Ceratosoma in accordance with the Rules prescribed for scientific names by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. However he is incorrect in changing the name of this particular one
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Ceratosoma miamirana |
Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #12245
Orodoris miamiranaComment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #12878
But I prefer Orodoris miamirana, the original genus, especially as people still distinguish between the three groups (Miamira, Ceratosoma, and Orodoris)Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2860
A juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1034
On the Sea Slug Forum, Bill Rudman has changed the specific names for five species of Ceratosoma in accordance with the Rules prescribed for scientific names by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. However he is incorrect in changing the name of this particular one – the specific name miamirana cannot be changed at all (it is a noun in apposition) unlike all the other four (that are adjectives). So this one stays as Ceratosoma miamirana.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Bali (4) Feb, Jul, Oct, Dec
- Lembeh (3) Feb, Jul, Aug
- Raja Ampat (2) Dec
- Fakfak (2) Jun
- Alor (2) Jul
- Rinca Island (1) Aug
- Lombok (1) Oct
- Manado (1) Nov
- Ternate (1) Mar
- Komodo (1) Jul
- Nthn. Mariana Islands
- Saipan (3) Mar, Apr, Sep
- Guam
- Guam (3) Mar
- Philippines
- Anilao (2) May, Oct
- Subic Bay (2) Jul, Aug
- Puerto Galera (2) Jan, Mar
- Cebu (1) Apr
- Dumaguete (1) Dec
- Malapascua (1) Aug
- Moalboal (1) Mar
- Apo Island (1) Sep
- Egypt
- Marsa Alam (2) Mar, Apr
- Sharm el-Sheikh (1) Mar
- Egypt (1) Oct
- Thailand
- Koh Phi Phi (1) Nov
- PNG
- French Polynesia
- Moorea (1) Sep
