Noumea flava from the Red Sea

May 24, 2005
From: Oren Lederman

Hi Bill,

Is this a Noumea flava?

Locality: The reservation, Eilat, Israel. Red Sea. Depth: ~25 m. Length: ~1-1.5 cm. 13 May 2005. coral reef. Photographer: Oren Lederman

Oren Lederman

lederman@bigmail.co.il

Lederman, O., 2005 (May 24) Noumea flava from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13837

Dear Oren,
Yes this isNoumea flava. Although there are other small yellow chromodorids [see N. flava group Fact Sheet] , none of them come close to this colour pattern and 'hour glass' shape of the mantle.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 24). Comment on Noumea flava from the Red Sea by Oren Lederman. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13837

Factsheet

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