Flabellina sp. 1.
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Flabellinidae
PHOTO
Komodo Area, Indonesia, February, 1999. See Adam Powell's message below.
Authorship detailsRudman, W.B., 1999 (March 1) Flabellina sp. 1. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/flabsp1
Related messages
Flabellina sp. 1 from Mozambique
March 31, 2008
From: David Abecasis
Hello Bill,
Could you help me with the ID of this one?
Locality: Ponta do Ouro, 16 meters, Mozambique, Indian Ocean, 1 November 2007, sand with rocky patches. Length: ~15 mm. Photographer: David Abecasis.
Thanks,
David Abecasis
davidbecas@netcabo.pt
Abecasis, D., 2008 (Mar 31) Flabellina sp. 1 from Mozambique. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21146
Dear David,
This is the animal I am calling Flabellina sp. 1 . It has a very distinctive colour pattern.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
Flabellina exoptata? from the Red Sea
June 4, 2007
From: Sven Kahlbrock
Hello Bill,
I found these in the Egyptian Red Sea. I wondered if they are Flabellina exoptata, but the body is not that small and the typical rhinophores are missing. Do you have any idea what it is?
Locality: Erg Camel, aprox. 15 m, Hurghada, Egypt, Red sea, 19 january 2007, on Hydrozoa. Length: 2.5 cm. Photographer: Sven Kahlbrock.
with best regards
Sven
s_kahlbrock@web.de
Kahlbrock, S., 2007 (Jun 4) Flabellina exoptata? from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19287
Dear Sven,
This is what I have been calling Flabellina sp. 1 on the Forum, but as I mentioned recently [message #16905], I think it will probably turn out to be a colour form of Cuthona sibogae
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
Flabellina sp. 1? from Indonesia
June 1, 2007
From: Sebastian Ferse
Dear Bill,
I think this specimen is an undescribed species of Flabellina, and it looks similar to the Flabellina sp. 1 in the list.
Any suggestions?
Locality: Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, 10m, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean, 18 March 2007, Sandy slope (muck dive). Length: 25mm. Photographer: Sebastian Ferse.
Thank you -
Sebastian
sebastian.ferse@zmt-bremen.de
Ferse, S.C.A., 2007 (Jun 1) Flabellina sp. 1? from Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19729Dear Sebastian,
I agree that this is probably Flabellina sp. 1
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
Re: Flabellina sp.1 from Egypt
May 11, 2007
From: Ramez Hamade
Dear Bill
I can't find this one in any of my books, but to me it looks like Flabellina sp.1, what do you think?
Locality: house reef, Reaissance Garden Hotel, Sharm El Sheikh, 20m, Egypt, Red Sea, 18 March 2006, Sharply shelving, Sea facing reef. Length: 4-5 cm. Photographer: Ramez Hamade.
Ramez Hamade
ramez@leonarda.co.uk
Hamade, R., 2007 (May 11) Re: Flabellina sp.1 from Egypt. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16905
Dear Ramez,
Yes this is the animal I have been calling Flabellina sp.1, however I am leaning towards the idea Philip Cromwell and others suggested 5 years ago [#8281] that this is Cuthona sibogae. A look at the radular teeth would quickly solve the puzzle.
Your lower photo though has a strange feature. In the inset I have included you will see a pair of short tentacles at the front of the foot. These are the sort of tentacular foot corners you would find in a species of Flabellina, but species of Cuthona don't have them. Perhaps there is a cuthonid and a flabellinid with very similar colour patterns?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
Flabellina exoptata? from the Red Sea
May 11, 2007
From: Darja Tjioe
Dear Bill,
This animal seems to fit Flabellina exoptata, but I am not convinced. There are loads of these in the Northern Red Sea, mainly around 30, 40 metres and living and feeding on hydroids. Is this a colour variation of F. exoptata or is it another species?
Locality: Northern Red Sea, El Gouna, 25 to 40 with exeptions, Egypt, Red Sea, 2006, 2007, Deeper, on Hydroids, shady areas like in and around wrecks. Length: 2 to 5 cm. Photographer: Darja Tjioe.
Greetings from Gouna!
Darja
tjioeke@hotmail.com
Tjioe, D.M., 2007 (May 11) Flabellina exoptata? from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19887
Dear Darja,
You were right to be doubtful. F. exoptata has quite distinctive papillate orange rhinophores while in your photo alongside, you can see they are smooth and purple. This is a species I am calling Flabellina sp.1. At one stage I thought it might be a form of F. rubrolineata. which sometimes lacks red lines, but again the rhinophores are wrong.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
Flabellina sp.1 from Egypt
February 9, 2006
From: Peter Bergquist
Could you please help me with the identification of this nudibranch. To me it looks like Flabellina sp. 1.
Locality: Marsa Alam, Dive Site: Erg Torfa, Egypt. Red Sea. Depth: 3 meter. Length: 2-3 cm. 8 April 2005. Top of reef pinnacle. Photographer: Peter Bergquist
Regards
Peter Bergquist
pebe99@gmail.com
Bergquist, P., 2006 (Feb 9) Flabellina sp.1 from Egypt. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15694Dear Peter,
Yes this looks like the animal I have called Flabellina sp. 1. I wobndered if it was a Cuthona, but your photos show it has tentacular anterior foot corners, which are not found in that genus, so I think we can be pretty certain that it is a species of Flabellina, but it appears to be an unnamed species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
Flabellina sp? from Thailand
August 17, 1999
From: Erwin Koehler
Bill,
again one photo by Georg Heinze, Thailand, Similan Is., March 1999,
depth and size unrecorded.
Erwin
Medslugs.Koehler@t-online.de
Koehler, E., 1999 (Aug 17) Flabellina sp? from Thailand. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1183Dear Erwin,
I'm not too sure about this one. It looks a bit like the one which I have called Flabellina sp. 1 , but the photo is a bit unclear.
Bill Rudman.
Re: Flabellina sp. 1 from Indonesia
March 19, 1999
From: Lindsay Warren
Dear Bill
I just had a look at the Forum and saw your posting of OWN67 - Flabellina sp. This is in fact a different specimen from the one sent to you by Adam Powell. OWN67 was found in 14.1 m of water along the island of Kaledupa which is opposite Pulau Hoga where the Operation Wallacea marine base is
located and is also a long way from Komodo where Adam found 'his'.
All the best
Lindsay
100014.2112@compuserve.com
Warren, L., 1999 (Mar 19) Re: Flabellina sp. 1 from Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/705Dear Warren,
Thanks for the confirmation. I had realised the two specimens were different - just quite a coincidence that the two messages arrived almost simultaneously. I have more of your interesting material almost ready to put on the Forum.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
Re: Flabellina sp. 1. from Indonesia
March 18, 1999
From: Lindsay Warren
Dear Bill,
Here is a photo (by Adam Powell) and a sketch (by Richard Smith) of OWN67. Dave Behrens has seen the photo and suggested that it
might be a new Flabellina. Have you seen one like this before? Length: 9-10 mm. Found at a depth of 14.1 m on a smooth black sponge with randomly dispersed oscula and it appeared to be feeding on it. The rhinophores are papillate, non-retractile and held high with a small eye spot at the base. Oral tentacles 'frosted' with magenta. The notum is a frosted white with magenta tip to the tail. Two thirds of the cerata from the base are a lighter magenta, followed by a band of pale orange, a band of magenta and
orange tips. The foot is pale orange.
Lindsay
100014.2112@compuserve.com
Warren, L., 1999 (Mar 18) Re: Flabellina sp. 1. from Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/696I'm pretty sure this is another specimen of the species Adam Powell just sent a message about. As I said before it does look like an undescribed species of Flabellina.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
Re: Flabellina? from Komodo
March 8, 1999
From: Adam Powell
DEAR BILL,
WILL SEND YOU A LARGER SCAN ASAP , BUT AT PRESENT AM BACK ON THE HIGH SEAS DIVING WITH MV EMPRESS ON ROUTE DARWIN TO SINGAPORE AND ARE JUST RE-FUELING IN UJANG PANDANG NOT NOTED FOR THEIR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. ALAS I'LL WAIT TILL SINGAPOE TO SEND IT ON SORRY FOR THE DELAY.
GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT PETES NEMBROTHA.
ALL THE BEST,
ADAM POWELL
adamaqu@hotmail.com
Powell, A., 1999 (Mar 8) Re: Flabellina? from Komodo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/654Flabellina? found near Komodo, Indonesia.
March 1, 1999
From: Adam Powell
HI BILL,
I'M ADAM POWELL PHOTOGRAPHER WITH OPERATION WALLACEA. I RECENTLY SPOTTED THIS CRITTER WHILE AWAY ON A BALI TO DARWIN CHARTER ONBOARD MV EMPRESS IN THE KOMODO AREA. ANY IDEAS? IT APPEARS FAMILIAR BUT COULDN'T SPOT IT IN OUR LITERATURE, A PAIR WERE FOUND ON A HYDROID . WE MANAGED TO ID ABOUT 50 SPECIES ON THE TRIP 3 OF WHICH ARE A PUZZLE ,INCLUDING THIS ONE , ALSO A NEMBROTHA FOUND BY PETE VOGT WHICH HE'S FORWARDING AND A HYPSELODORIS ? WHICH I,VE SENT THE IMAGES BACK TO THE UK AND WILL SEND ON ASAP.
MANY THANKS FOR THE EXCELLENT SLUG FORUM
ALL THE BEST,
ADAM POWELL.
adamaqua@hotmail.com
Powell, A., 1999 (Mar 1) Flabellina? found near Komodo, Indonesia.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/617Dear Adam,
Thanks for the message. Peter Vogt's Nembrotha message has arrived and solved. Unfortunately I can't be so quick at identifying your species, which is probably, as you suggest, a species of Flabellina. If you can send a larger scan it might be possible to see some more details, like shape of the rhinophores etc. Look forward to the Hypselodoris pics.
Anyone else got ideas on this species?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
