Nudibranch in Little Cayman?
January 16, 2006
From: Larissa Roorda
I'm sure this will end up being a common Nudibranch, but I cannot find it in the forum. Notice there's a second one buried in the sand.
Locality: Bloody Bay Marine Park, Little Cayman Island, Caribbean. on reef. Depth: 35 ft., Length: 1 inch. Dec-6-2005. sandy bottom, underneath an overhang. Photographer: Larissa Roorda
Larissa Roorda
larissarda@msn.com
Roorda, L, 2006 (Jan 16) Nudibranch in Little Cayman?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15569Dear Larissa,
This is Mexichromis kempfi. Not too many Caribbean nudibranchs can be considered 'too common' to be of interest to the Forum at present. We know so little about any of them that any new information is welcome. For example your photos are an example of another colour variation in thsi species. I am also intersted in the burrowing behaviour. I can't say its a behaviour I usually associate with chromodorid nudibranchs.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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