Noumea alboannulata from Solomon Ids

October 8, 2007
From: David Cram

This was found by Barbara Hanchard at the Leilei divespot in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Querying it to be some form of Hypselodoris sp. It's colour was an extremely pale pink.

Locality: Honiara, 15 m, Solomon Islands, 1/10/2007, Sandy rubble strewn gentle slope. Length: 35 mm. Photographer: David Cram.

David Cram

dcram@adra.org.fj

Cram, D.W., 2007 (Oct 8) Noumea alboannulata from Solomon Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20891

Dear David,
I have never seen one as colourless as this before but from the shape of the white loop on the mantle I am sure this is Noumea alboannulata. We don't have many records of this species so this is a useful contribution to our knowledge of the species.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Oct 8). Comment on Noumea alboannulata from Solomon Ids by David Cram. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20891

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