Noumea nivalis? from the Yellow Sea
August 17, 2006
From: Dong Bum Koh
Dear Bill,
Last weekend our DEPC (Digital Eco-Photo Club) members visited the Yellow Sea.
We've got several photos from Tae An area.[126° E 36° 8'N] including this one of Noumea nivalis.
Tae An area.[126° E 36° 8'N], -10m, South Korea, Yellow Sea, 5~6 August 2006. Photographer: Sung Soon Choi.
Best regards,
Dong Bum Koh
drkoh@seasee.co.kr
D.B.Koh, 2006 (Aug 17) Noumea nivalis? from the Yellow Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17417Dear Koh,
Thanks for the photo. I guess this was a reasonably small animal. Certainly the mantle glands look like those of a juvenile. I wouldn't be surprised if it is an unnamed species. From my experience of similarly coloured species in southeastern Australia, colour patterns and actual colours can be very stable. It is possible that yellow spots like this, rather than orange, are an indication that it is not N. nivalis. Also the yellow spots at the mantle edge are rather different from the continuous orange band found in N. nivalis.
However, the only way to be sure would be to look at its anatomy.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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