Nembrotha sp. 8.

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Nembrothinae

PHOTO

"Sinan Digan", Mindoro Is., Philippines, July 1999. Size 40mm, depth 22 m. PHOTO: Udo Jansen.

See message below.
See also the similarly coloured Nembrotha chamberlaini and Nembrotha sp. 9.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 4) Nembrotha sp. 8. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/nembsp8

Related messages


'Food' of Nembrotha sp. 8

September 14, 1999
From: Erwin Koehler

Bill,
Attached is a scan of Nembrotha sp. 8, showing the ascidian it is interested in. I have also sent a similar scan of Nembrotha sp. 9

Erwin

Medslugs.Koehler@t-online.de

Koehler, E., 1999 (Sep 14) 'Food' of Nembrotha sp. 8. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1333

Dear Erwin,
Thanks for the photos. This ascidian looks the same as that in the photo of Nembrotha sp. 9.
Bill Rudman.

Nembrotha sp. 8 from Philippines

September 6, 1999
From: Erwin Koehler

Bill,
this one was taken by Udo Jansen, Duisburg, Germany, Email: u.jansen@planet-interkom.de

at "Sinan Digan", Mindoro Is., Philippines, July 29, 1999. Size 40 mm, depth 22 m
Is it a colour-variant of Nembrotha chamberlaini or something else?

Erwin

Medslugs.Koehler@t-online.de

Koehler, E., 1999 (Sep 6) Nembrotha sp. 8 from Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1295

Dear Erwin,
I don't know if this is a colour form of Nembrotha chamberlaini or not. I think, until we have word to the contrary, that I will list it as Nembrotha sp. 8. It certainly has similarities in colour pattern but we would need to have some anatomical similarities or intermediate colour forms to be sure.
Bill Rudman.

PS.(There are a few numbers missing in the Nembrotha species list but I have used those numbers for other images)

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Sep 6). Comment on Nembrotha sp. 8 from Philippines by Erwin Koehler. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1295