Noumea varians from Christmas Island

April 15, 2005
From: Dr Michael Seebeck

Does anyone have a clue what this species could be? It is from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. I have looked in Debelius' book and could not find anything similar. Only about 7mm, but very cute.

Locality: Ryan's Ravine, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Depth: 7 m. Length: 7 mm. March 2004. amongst hard corals on rocky bottom. Photographer: Mike Seebeck

Mike Seebeck

michael.seebeck@dotars.gov.cx

Seebeck, M., 2005 (Apr 15) Noumea varians from Christmas Island. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13447

Dear Michael,
This is Noumea varians. It is one of a group of very similarly coloured chromodorids. Have a look at the Noumea purpurea colour group Fact Sheet.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Apr 15). Comment on Noumea varians from Christmas Island by Dr Michael Seebeck. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13447

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Noumea varians

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