Tambja eliora from the Galapagos Ids

June 13, 2005
From: Pam McPherson


Note: I have repeated here part of Pam McPherson's earlier message [#13996] on Tambja from the Galapagos so there is a record under both species. - Bill Rudman..


I took the attached photograph on a recent trip to the Galapagos Ids. I have looked in all of the nudibranch identification books and asked the local divemasters and nobody seems to know anything about this nudibranch. Have you seen it before? Can you identify it?'

Locality: Wolf Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, East Pacific. Depth: 60 feet. Length: One inch. 7 March 2005. reef wall. Photographer: Pam McPherson

Please let me know your thoughts!
Pam McPherson

pammcp1@yahoo.com

McPherson, P., 2005 (Jun 13) Tambja eliora from the Galapagos Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14023

Dear Pam,
This is Tambja eliora, which to my knowledge has not previously been reported from the Galapagos Ids although we have a record on the Forum [message #10697] from mainland Ecuador. This species seems to have developed a spotted colour pattern in the southern part of its range, the colour pattern consisting of blue lines, with black borders in Mexico.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jun 13). Comment on Tambja eliora from the Galapagos Ids by Pam McPherson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14023

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