Noumea haliclona from sthn Queensland

March 4, 2004
From: Gary Cobb

Hi Bill,
Please find another species I can't ID found off Noosa at the north end of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
This one was very small and very bright! The rhinophore are fused together as one. The red dots were not noticeable by the naked eye.

Depth: 16m
Site: Pinnacles
Water temp: 24C
Length: 10mm

Thanks,
Gary

gary@cobb.com.au

Cobb, G., 2004 (Mar 4) Noumea haliclona from sthn Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12238

Thanks Gary,
This is one of the New South Wales colour forms of Noumea haliclona. I don't think I have a record from so far north so it's an interesting addition. Actually the red-orange spot on the front of the rhinophore clubs, which is characteristic of this species shows up very clearly on its fused rhinophores
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Mar 4). Comment on Noumea haliclona from sthn Queensland by Gary Cobb. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12238

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