Nembrotha kubaryana from the Great Barrier Reef
June 16, 2006
From: Robert Thyer
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Dear Bill,
I photographed this nudibranch on the Great Barrier Reef last October. Would you please give me its common and scientific names. Thanks.
Locality: Steve's Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, 8-12 m, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 28 October 2005, Coral reef. Length: 2.5 - 3 cm. Photographer: Rob Thyer.
Regards
Rob Thyer
robthyer@hotmail.com
Thyer, R.J., 2006 (Jun 16) Nembrotha kubaryana from the Great Barrier Reef. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16869Dear Rob,
This is one of the colour variations of Nembrotha kubaryana. Have a look at the species Fact Sheet and earlier messages for further information. Concerning 'common names'; have a look at the Fact Sheet on that topic where you will see I am not in favour of most common names, because they are made up inventions which are seldom in common use.
Like most nudibranchs, there is no common name for Nembrotha kubaryana. You will find so-called 'common names' in various colour photo books, but these are invented at the insistence of book publishers who seem to have the insulting view that their readers are too unintelligent to use scientific names.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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