Ceratosoma sinuata from Indonesia
January 16, 2001
From: Ken Knezick
Among my u/w shots from a recent dive cruise to Komodo National Park, Indonesia is that of a nudibranch I have yet to find in a guide book. It is such a bizarre and beautiful creature, for the moment, I am calling it my "nuclear nudibranch."
I have been directed to the Sea Slug Forum resource by Ms. Anne DuPont, who suggested you might be able to provide me with a more accurate I.D.
Thanks & regards,
Ken Knezick
Island Dreams
ken@islandream.com
Knezick, K. , 2001 (Jan 16) Ceratosoma sinuata from Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3516Note added 30 April 2007: Until now on the Forum this species has been considered a form of C. sinuata [see message #19854]. It is now recognised as C. flavicostata.
Dear Ken,
Your animal is one of the colour forms of a nudibranch we now callCeratosoma sinuata. It used to belong in its own genus, Miamira, until recently, so you may find it under that name in some books. Have a look at the other photos on this page to get an idea of the colour variation.
best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
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