Trapania sp. 16

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

PHOTO

Locality: Jetty of Layang Layang, 6 m, Malaysia, China Sea, July 2008, muddy. Length: 1.5 cm. Photographer: Sylvie Grall.

 

The dark brown background colour and large white spots seem characteristic.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2008 (September 30) Trapania sp. 16 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/trapsp16

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Re: 16 new species of Trapania

September 30, 2008
From: Sylvie Grall

Concerning message #21446:

Hello Bill,
I found this specimen on a night dive in Layang Layang but couldn't find it in the newly described 16 species.

Locality: Jetty of Layang Layang, 6 m, Malaysia, China Sea, July 2008, muddy. Length: 1,5 cm. Photographer: Sylvie Grall.

Thank you for your help.
Sylvie.

sylvgrall@orange.fr

Sylvie Grall, 2008 (Sep 30) Re: 16 new species of Trapania. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21910

Dear Sylvie,

This certainly doesn't fit any species I am aware of, including the 16 new species. In one of those twists of numerology I will call this Trapania sp. 16 on the Forum. The dark brown background colour and large white spots seem characteristic.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Sep 30). Comment on Re: 16 new species of Trapania by Sylvie Grall. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21910