Kaloplocamus ramosus from Bare Island, Sydney

December 17, 2005
From: Nicholas Missenden

Hi Bill,
Hope you can help me with the id of this nudibranch that I recently saw whilst night diving at Bare Island. 

Locality: Bare Island, South Wall. NSW, Botany Bay, Australia. Depth: 17 m. Length: 12 mm. 04 December 2005. Broken reef, sandy bottom
Photographer: Nicholas Missenden

Kindest regards.
Nick

njmpm@iinet.net.au

Missenden, N.J., 2005 (Dec 17) Kaloplocamus ramosus from Bare Island, Sydney. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15422

Dear Nick,
This is what we identify here as Kaloplocamus ramosus. If our identification of this animal is correct, it also occurs in the Mediterranean, which suggests that it has either been artificially introduced to Australia or the Mediterranean.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Dec 17). Comment on Kaloplocamus ramosus from Bare Island, Sydney by Nicholas Missenden. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15422

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