Marionia sp. 4

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DENDRONOTINA
Family: Tritoniidae

PHOTO

Mentang Wall on volcano off Lombok, Indonesia. 30-40 feet, May 2002. Photo: Anne Owen.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 7) Marionia sp. 4 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/marisp4

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Marionia sp. from Indonesia

July 12, 2002
From: Anne Owen

Her is another nudi I'd like your help to ID please. It was found at about 30-40 feet on dark volcanic sand at the dive site called Mentang Wall on a volcano off Lombok, Indonesia. Day dive, in May 2002. Overall size no more than one inch. Very well hidden in natural light, but photo shows lovely colours
Hope you can help,
Anne.

AnneOwen2000@aol.com

Owen, A., 2002 (Jul 12) Marionia sp. from Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7185

Dear Anne,
All I can say is that it is a tritoniid nudibranch, probably of the genus Marionia. The orange-red patches down each side may be a distinctive feature, but species seem to be quite variable in colour so what is distinctive in this specimen may be not be very noticeable in another animal.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jul 12). Comment on Marionia sp. from Indonesia by Anne Owen. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7185