Risbecia pulchella
(Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
Photographed by: K. Kalani Patterson
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Risbecia pulchella |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #3663
These individuals are definitely Risbecia pulchella without any doubt. The distinctions between this species and Risbecia ghardaqana are becoming fewer and fewer as time goes on, and probably Risbecia ghardaqana will be synonymised under Risbecia pulchella eventually.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2012
Two individuals displaying ‘trailing behaviour’ which is characteristic of all species of the genus Risbecia.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1327
In comparison, Risbecia godeffroyana has tiny golden speckled and much larger dark “tongues” along the edge of the mantle.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Mozambique
- Ponta Malongane (4) Dec
- Thailand
- Phuket (3) Jan, Jul, Nov
- Koh Phi Phi (1) Oct
- Myanmar
- Myanmar (2) Feb, Apr
- Malaysia
- Jarak (1) Dec
- Sri Lanka
- Weligama (1) Feb
