Nembrotha megalocera from the Red Sea
April 18, 2002
From: Marina Poddubetskaia
Dear Bill,
Here is another nudibranch I photographed at the end of March in Egypt. It was a dive cruise at the North of Red Sea, between Hurghada and Sinai mountains. All the joined photos come from there. Could you confirm that it is Nembrotha megalocera.
Data: about 10-12cm, 22 March 2002, "Manta Point" / North Red Sea, 11m depth
Nembrotha is my favourite genus (cf. Nembro) and this species is beautiful. I saw it (2 individuals) only at this site and it was my last dive. What a gift !
Best wishes,
Marina.
marina.poddubetskaia@francetelecom.com
Poddubetskaia, Marina. , 2002 (Apr 18) Nembrotha megalocera from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6725Dear Marina,
Yes this is what we call Nembrotha megalocera, but as you will see if you look through the messages on this page, there are a number of very similarly coloured species in the Indo-West Pacific and at present we are not sure just how many species there really are. Every new record is a useful piece of information.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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