REDESCRIPTION OF GEITODORIS RETICULATA ELIOT, 1906 (GASTROPODA: NUDIBRANCHIA) FROM THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

The Dondacean Nudibranch Ceitodons reticulata Eliot, 1906 is redescnbed from specimens collected in the Cape Verde Islands. This species, characterized by the colour of its body, had not been collected since its original description at the beginning of this century. Seven species of Geitodons Bergh, 1891 are known from the East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Of these, G. perfossa Ortea, 1990 from the Canary Islands, is the most closely related to G reticulata, but its general coloration, the gill, the tubercles of the mantle and some features of the internal anatomy are different from the latter. The authors believe that the presence of denticles on the radular teeth of the Geitodons species should be considered as a specific character rather than a generic one