Kalinga ornata from NSW, Australia

November 17, 2009
From: Kristy Nash

Hi
I found this sea slug washed up on a local beach on the mid north coast of NSW. I have tried to ID it but cannot find an exact match anywhere in my text books or on-line. The closest match I have found is a dendrodorid. Can anybody help ID this guy?

Locality: Port Macquarie, on shore, NSW, Pacific, 14 Nov 2009, floating in the shallows on shore. Length: approx 8-19 cm. Photographer: Kristy Nash.

Thanks
Kristy Nash

kristy_nash@hotmail.com

Nash, K., 2009 (Nov 17) Kalinga ornata from NSW, Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22795

Dear Kristy,

This strange-looking dorid nudibranch is Kalinga ornata. It has been found in various places throughout the warm water regions of the Indian and West Pacific oceans. Have a look at the attached messages for other photos of this species. I suspect it is rarely seen because it lives in off-shore soft sediments [sand, sandy mud] and is only seen when storms wash it ashore.

We know nothing about its biology or natural history.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Nov 17). Comment on Kalinga ornata from NSW, Australia by Kristy Nash. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22795

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