Nembrotha lineolata from Papua New Guinea

August 9, 2000
From: Mary Jane Adams


Hi Bill,
Here are some images of Nembrotha lineolata from Eastern Fields, a coral reef 170 km southwest of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. I found it at 8 m on a divesite known as "Neptune's Garden". It was crawling among green ascidians, but I didn't observe it feeding.
Crawling length: 42mm November 13, 1996.

Regards,
Mary Jane

mjadams@earthlink.net

Adams, M.J., 2000 (Aug 9) Nembrotha lineolata from Papua New Guinea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2816

Dear Mary Jane,
Thanks again for your great photos. It would certainly be nice to say it ate the green ascidians, but then again you could say that if it eats these ascidians why hasn't it stopped to do so?

Whatever the story its a good little mystery for everyone to keep in mind when finding species of Nembrotha in the field.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Aug 9). Comment on Nembrotha lineolata from Papua New Guinea by Mary Jane Adams. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2816

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