Halgerda aurantiomaculata from the Coral Sea

May 3, 2003
From: Carol Thomas

Dear Bill,
I took this picture at 40 ft. while diving in the Coral Sea near Australia. Thanks to your Forum I have identified the smaller one as Nembrotha lineolata and wondered if you could help me identify the larger one next to it. Are they often found together?

Thanks for your help and this Forum.
Regards,
Carol Thomas

rooski11@insightbb.com

Thomas, C., 2003 (May 3) Halgerda aurantiomaculata from the Coral Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9619

Dear Carol,
Your mystery nudibranch is Halgerda aurantiomaculata. Species of Halgerda are sponge-feeders, while speies of Nembrotha feed on ascidians. Their appearance together is a coincidence.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (May 3). Comment on Halgerda aurantiomaculata from the Coral Sea by Carol Thomas. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9619

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