Trapania sp. 1 from Kenya

April 29, 2005
From: Valérie Besnard


Note added 12 March 2008: This species has been named Trapania naeva.

Hi Bill,
 
I've seen this small nudibranch once at Diani Beach. Because of the 4 appendages it looks like Thecacera (sorry for being out of focus: current ++), the colour pattern is completely white and black (no yellow spots) and I didn't find any picture similar to this one. Could it be Thecacera sp. ? Is it common in Kenya ?
 
Thank you very much !
valérie
 
Diani beach (Mombasa south), Kenya. 15 March 2005, Depth: 15 m, size: 2 cm, coral reef. Photo: Valérie Besnard
 
Valérie Besnard

valeriebesnard@aol.com

Besnard, V., 2005 (Apr 29) Trapania sp. 1 from Kenya. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13444

Dear Valérie,
This is an unnamed species of Trapania which was first recorded from Western Australia, but it has since been reported on the Forum [as Trapania sp. 1] from Fiji, Reunion Id, Tanzania and the Maldives, so we can say it has a widespread Indo-West Pacific distribution. Species of Trapania are seldom common, often found in ones or twos. Sometimes a group of 10 -20 animals will be found clustered together, but that is an unusual event.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Apr 29). Comment on Trapania sp. 1 from Kenya by Valérie Besnard. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13444

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