New Species from New Zealand?
January 23, 2002
From: Janene Mills
Dear Bill,
Last weekend I was diving at the Poor Knights Islands, [N.E. New Zealand] at a site called Middle Arch, I was on the wall to the left of the air bubble cave at about 18M when I saw a Nudibranch which I have never seen before it was completely yellow or a fluoro yellow in colour about 30mm long and it was next to 3 or 4Tambja sp, moments later I saw another but this was solo any ideas?
Cheers
Janene
noels.jack@paradise.net.nz
Mills, J., 2002 (Jan 23) New Species from New Zealand?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6050Note added 17 May 2007: This species is now named Tambja tenuilineata
Dear Janene,
I guess you are talking about 4Tambja sp. 1. This species ranges in colour from dark green with black lines to bright yellow. Gareth Jones just recently sent a photo of the yellow one from the Poor Knights so this colour form must be having a bit of reproductive success at the moment in New Zealand. However, since you didn't give me many clues it's possible you are talking about quite a different animal. If so let me know and I'll have another guess.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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