Nembrotha cristata? in the Maldives

December 1, 2001
From: Tim Darters

Can anybody help with an id of a specimen i saw whilst snorkeling in the maldives. It was on coral about 4m down and was simply black with vivid green blotches -almost stripes.It was probably no more than 35mm long. I took a photo but it was poor. Directions to a pic would be great. The reef was Velidhu.
Thanks,
Tim Darters

tim.darters@virgin.net

Darters, T., 2001 (Dec 1) Nembrotha cristata? in the Maldives. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5724

Dear Tim,
Your animal could possibly be Nembrotha cristata or Nembrotha kubaryana which are two similarly coloured species with a somewhat variable colour pattern. Have a look at the various photos on the Forum
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Dec 1). Comment on Nembrotha cristata? in the Maldives by Tim Darters. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5724

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