Nembrotha purpureolineata from Indonesia

November 28, 2002
From: Jim Bartlett


[Note added 4 March 2008: This is the new species Nembrotha aurea - see message #21419]

Bill
Attached is a photo of a second nudibranch I photographed in Indonesia earlier this month (November 2002). Out of the 20-some species I photographed, this is one of two I can't ID. It was shot on a night dive on Pentai Merah off Komodo Island) appears to be a some variety of Nembrotha... similar to the Purple Lined Nembrotha, but I couldn't ID it positively.
Thanks for your help
Jim Bartlett

jim_bartlett@pinnicle.com

Bartlett, J., 2002 (Nov 28) Nembrotha purpureolineata from Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8503

Dear Jim,
This is what we are calling at present Nembrotha purpureolineata. As you will see if you follow some of the earlier messages, there is still some difficulty in clarifying just which are species and which are just colour varieties in this group of similarly coloured species. Your photo shows the animal in 'ascidian alley'. I think it is even sitting on a big one. It will be a while before we know just how choosy each species of Nembrotha is determining which ascidian it will eat and which it will reject. I have added your 'details' to the Participants List.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Nov 28). Comment on Nembrotha purpureolineata from Indonesia by Jim Bartlett. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8503

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