Okenia mija - new record for New Zealand?

February 17, 1999
From: Ross Armstrong

Hi Bill

This unknown nudibranch was taken at Pigeon Island, Dusky Sound, Fiordland [southern New Zealand] in late January 1999. It was tiny, approx 3-5mm. I found it and a couple others on a kelp frond in about 8m during the day.

Regards

Ross

Ross@northpower.co.nz

Armstrong, R., 1999 (Feb 17) Okenia mija - new record for New Zealand?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/576

Dear Ross,
This is quite an interesting find. To my knowledge this has not been recorded from New Zealand before. It is almost certainly Okenia mija, a small species known from southern Australia.
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Feb 17). Comment on Okenia mija - new record for New Zealand? by Ross Armstrong. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/576

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