Tambja sagamiana
(Baba, 1955)

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

PHOTO

Kushimoto, Japan. Photo: Yasuhiro Shirai

Tambja sagamiana (Baba, 1955) has a blue background and orange-yellow spots ringed in black. It also has a orange-yellow band around the foot with an a thin inner line of black.

See Tambja cf. verconis which has a reverse colour pattern.

Reference:
• Baba, K. (1955) Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay, Supplement. Iwanami Shoten: Tokyo. 59pp., 20 Plates.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 17) Tambja sagamiana (Baba, 1955) . [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/tambsaga

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