Roboastra arika from the Solomon Islands

January 19, 2001
From: Mary Jane Adams


Hi Bill,
I can't figure this one out. It looks like a Nembrotha sp. to me. It was crawling rapidly over encrusted junk at the Ghavutu Island dumpsite in the Florida Islands, Solomon Islands.
Crawling length: 21 mm
Depth: 15 meters
Water temp: 84 F
Dec. 3, 2000
Can you ID it?
Thanks,
Mary Jane

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Adams, M.J., 2001 (Jan 19) Roboastra arika from the Solomon Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3562

Dear Mary Jane,
The bright blue often visible in this species makes it a favourite of photographers to the Great Barrier Reef. It was named, by Bob Burn, Roboastra arika, a genus related to Nembrotha.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jan 19). Comment on Roboastra arika from the Solomon Islands by Mary Jane Adams. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3562

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