Tambja sp. 5

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Family: Polyceridae

PHOTO

Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia in July, 1997. Photo: Jeff Rosenfeld.

Note added 16 August 2005: This species has now been named. See Tambja gabrielae.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2001 (May 28) Tambja sp. 5 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/tambsp5

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Tambja sp. 5 from Philippines?

February 9, 2005
From: Andrea Biddittu

Hi Bill,
This nudibranch seems to be a specimen of  Tambja sp. 5 from Moal Boal (Philippines). The image available at www.mondomarino.net is by Paolo Eugenio Gabri [I have his permision to use it on the Forum]. I don't know whether the species is now described. The only information is from your site. Moreover, I have read that its only found in Indonesia.
Regards
Andrea Biddittu

andbid@libero.it

Biddittu, A.B., 2005 (Feb 9) Tambja sp. 5 from Philippines?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13088

Dear Andrea,
Yes this is Tambja sp. 5. This group is being studied by Marta Pola at the moment so we shouldn't have to wait too long for a name. One of the aims of the Forum is to build up more information, so this record from the Philippines is a valuable addition to our knowledge
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Feb 9). Comment on Tambja sp. 5 from Philippines? by Andrea Biddittu. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13088