Tambja victoriae from the Philippines

September 3, 2005
From: Reindert Grooters

Hello,
I photographed this species in February this year and could not find the species name. To me it seems like Nembrothinae subfamily, like Tambja, Nembrotha or Roboastra. Can you identify it?

Locality: Gunther's Wall, Limaswawu Island, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Mindanao Sea. Depth: 38 meters. Length: 4 cm.1 February 2005. coral slope. Photographer: Reindert Grooters

Reindert Grooters

mieke.reindert@chello.nl

Grooters, R., 2005 (Sep 3) Tambja victoriae from the Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14703

Dear Reindert,
This is the recently named species Tambja victoriae. At present it is known only from Papua New Guinea and northern Australia, so this is an interesting extension of its geographic distribution.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Sep 3). Comment on Tambja victoriae from the Philippines by Reindert Grooters. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14703

Factsheet

Tambja victoriae

Related messages

  1. Roboastra arika? from Similan Thailand
    From: Napas Golf, March 12, 2007
  2. Roboastra arika from Heron Island
    From: Julie Marshall, January 23, 2001

Show factsheet and all related messages