Trapania sp. 1 from the Coral Sea

August 12, 2006
From: Colin Gans

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

Hi Bill

I wonder if you could me identify this nudibranch:

Locality: Osprey Reef, 15 m, Queensland, Australia, Coral Sea, 05 June 2005, coral reef. Photographer: Colin Gans.

Many thanks & regards,
Colin Gans

colin@gans.co.nz

Gans, C.L., 2006 (Aug 12) Trapania sp. 1 from the Coral Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17339

Dear Colin,

This is a species of Trapania which I am pretty sure is an unnamed species. At present I am calling it Trapania sp. 1.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Aug 12). Comment on Trapania sp. 1 from the Coral Sea by Colin Gans. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17339

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