Nembrotha megalocera from the Red Sea

July 20, 2005
From: Kamal El Tawil

Dear Bill:
I would like to share with you some pictures i have recently taken in the Egyptian Red Sea. I found this Nembrotha megalocera creeping slowly on the reef. at one point, it seemed to have jumped from a part of the reef to another turning upside down. Is it true that this species is endemic to the Red Sea ?

Locality: Abu Dabab reef, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Red Sea. Depth: 9 metres. Length: approx 7-8 cms. June 24th, 2005. Photographer: Kamal El Tawil

Kamal El Tawil

ktawil@yahoo.com

El Tawil, K., 2005 (Jul 20) Nembrotha megalocera from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14198

Dear Kamal,
Thanks for these photos which show the colour pattern very clearly. At present we only have records of theis colour pattern from the Red Sea. What we still have to work out is whether some of the other very similarly coloured species from other parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans are different species, or colour forms of one or perhaps just a few species. Photos we are accumulating on the Forum should be very helpful
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jul 20). Comment on Nembrotha megalocera from the Red Sea by Kamal El Tawil. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14198

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