Nembrotha from Japan

August 26, 1999
From: Rie Nakano

Dear Bill

Congratulation to your 1000 messages!

This photo was taken by me at Yonaguni Is, 10 August, 1999. Yonaguni is is the East edge of Japan, near Taiwan. I found only one individual. Length: 40mm

I think this is similar to Nembrotha spp. But this species, there are two white lines at bottom of rhinophores.

Water temperature: 28.1 degree Depth:46.6m (Bottom of overhang, under the arch)

Sincerely,
Rie Nakano

rie@street.ne.jp

Nakano, R., 1999 (Aug 26) Nembrotha from Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1241

Dear Rie,
Thanks for the photo. I think there are two or three different species on the Nembrotha spp page. I have put them together so it was easier to compare them. Hopefully one day we will be able to give them separate pages, when someone shows us they are distinctly different from each other.

Your photo looks like the one on the bottom left of the page. (See Erwin Koehler's message for other photos). Any information on what your animal eats or the shape and colour of the egg mass, or photos, would be useful. If we can get similar information for the other 'species' or 'colour forms' it might help show whether they are different species.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Aug 26). Comment on Nembrotha from Japan by Rie Nakano. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1241

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