Tritonia bollandi from Singapore

March 15, 2005
From: Lim Han Peng

Hi Bill,
I found this nudibranch at Pulau Hantu, Singapore. It was holding onto a whip coral. It is probably a Tritonia species.. But i'm not sure the exact scientific name of it..

Please advise.

Locality: Pulau Hantu, Singapore, South China Sea. Depth: 14 m. Length: 30 mm.12 March 2005. Photographer: H.P. Lim

H.P. Lim

limhp@hotpop.com

Lim, H.P., 2005 (Mar 15) Tritonia bollandi from Singapore. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13337

Dear HP,
This is the recently named Tritonia bollandi. It has previously only been found on the bright red gorgonian Verrucella aurantia (Fam: Ellisellidae). I'm not an expert on gorgonians and sea whips but certainly some members of the Ellisellidae are unbranched 'sea whips' so your observation that it was found on a sea whip is a valuable additon to our knowledge of the species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Mar 15). Comment on Tritonia bollandi from Singapore by Lim Han Peng. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13337

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