Re: Tambja olivaria from Sulawesi?

January 31, 2005
From: Stefan Harrieder

Note added 16 August 2005: This species is now reidentified as Tambja gabrielae.

Dear Bill,
Thank you for your great help. I'm afraid I don't have a proper picture from the head. All I can offer is another picture from the side of the nudibranch. I hope it is possible for you to find out if it is Tambja

In Debelius, Helmut Nudibranchs & Sea Snails Indo Pacific Field Guide the Tambja olivaria is described as just known from the Maldives but in your forum are also pictures of species from the Philipines. So it might also be possible that it is native in Sulawesi.

Again thank you very much for your help!
Stefan

sharrieder@t-online.de

Dear Stefan,
Thanks for this photo, it certainly shows the head better. The major difference I can see is that the rhinophores have orange on them and the large spot iin the midline just behind the rhinophores is the orange. In other specimens it is a greenish colour. This species has only recently been named and we still have a lot to learn about it - including its geographic distribution and it colour variation. Whether your animal turns out to be another unnamed species or a colour variation of Tambja olivaria it is a valuable addition to out knowledge
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jan 31). Comment on Re: Tambja olivaria from Sulawesi? by Stefan Harrieder. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12905

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