Janolus sp. 9

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: ARMININA
Family: Zephyrinidae

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Locality: Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, 13 m, Western Australia, Indian Ocean, 17 March, 2007, limestone reef . Length: 1 cm. Photographer: Kristin Anderson.

Known only from one record from Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. It has similarities to Janolus sp. 1

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2007 (March 28) Janolus sp. 9 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/janosp9

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Janolus sp from Ningaloo Reef

March 29, 2007
From: Kristin Anderson

I think this is a Janolus sp but not sure on a more accurate ID.

This is the first orange one I have seen with such distinctive white markings.

Locality: Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, 13 m, Western Australia, Indian Ocean, 17 March, 2007, limestone reef . Length: 1 cm. Photographer: Kristin Anderson.

Kristin Anderson

kristin@OceansByAnderson.com

Anderson, K.J., 2007 (Mar 29) Janolus sp from Ningaloo Reef. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19735

Dear Kristin,
Yes this is a species of Janolus. I have included a close-up of the head alongside to show the characteristic wrinkled ridge [or caruncle] between the rhinophores. Your animal has similarities to the eastern Australian Janolus sp. 1 but that species seems to have many more cerata and they have a white subterminal band. I think I will keep your animal separate as Janolus sp. 9  until someone studies the group.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Mar 29). Comment on Janolus sp from Ningaloo Reef by Kristin Anderson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19735