Noumea norba from South Africa
July 6, 2005
From: Colin Ogden
Hi Bill,
Another new nudi for me. I cant find it in my books. Could it be a Noumea?
Locality: Sodwana Bay, South Africa, Indian Ocean. Depth: 30 metres. Length: 15 mm.28 June 2005. Reef. Photographer: Colin Ogden
Thanks a ton
Colin
scubaco@iafrica.com
Ogden C M, 2005 (Jul 6) Noumea norba from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14151Dear Colin,
I am pretty sure this is Noumea norba but it is possibly N. varians. The mantle seems narrower than in N. norba, but not as pronounced as in N. varians, so that is by best guess. I found out several years ago that the only sure way to identify some of this Noumea purpurea group of species was to dissect them - which is not always practical, or ecologically sustainable!.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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