Okenia nakamotoensis from Mabul Island, Malaysia

August 1, 2007
From: Paul Osmond

Hi Bill,

Found this rather striking nudibranch on one of the shallow reefs that surround Mabul Island in Sabah, Malaysia. Is it Okenia nakamotoensis?

Locality: Mabul Island, 10m, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 13 March 2007, Shallow coral heads, sand ocean floor. Length: 25mm. Photographer: Paul T. Osmond.

Yours,
Paul

marriard@deepseaimages.com

Osmond, P.T., 2007 (Aug 1) Okenia nakamotoensis from Mabul Island, Malaysia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20338

Dear Paul,
Yes this is Okenia nakamotoensis and it is the second record from Mabul. New records on the Forum are suggesting quite a wide range for this species,  perhaps even across to the western Indian Ocean.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Aug 1). Comment on Okenia nakamotoensis from Mabul Island, Malaysia by Paul Osmond. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20338

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