Tambja eliora from Costa Rica
May 24, 2002
From: Peter Ajtai
Dear Bill,
Here are some photos of a Tambja eliora, from Las Islas Murcielago, Costa Rica. It was found at 35ft on April 25th 2002 off an island composed of serpentine rock.
In Kerstitch's, Sea of Cortez Marine Invertebrates book, the photo of this species has continuous blue lines running down the length of its body instead of separated blue dots, like in the guy/gal? in the photos I took. Are they really the same species? I know that variations in color are very common within one species of nudibranch. To what extent are variations of pattern prevelant?
Cheers,
Peter Ajtai
ajtai@slugophile.org
Ajtai, P., 2002 (May 24) Tambja eliora from Costa Rica. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7032Dear Peter,
I am sure we will get some helpful information from people more familiar with this East Pacific fauna than I am. Certainly contuinuous blue lines seem to be the usual in photos I have seen but it is interesting that Erwin Koehler has photos by Fred Vogt which are spotted like in your photos - and like your animals they were also photographed in Costa Rica.
http://www.medslugs.de/E/Pac-E/Tambja_eliora.htm
Perhaps spotted animals are more common in the south of its range? It certainly may be worth following up.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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