Record of Noumea crocea from the Philippines
June 2, 2002
From: Fredy Brauchli
Hello Bill
Noumea crocea is well known from the Papua New Guinea region. I am happy to present you a record from the northern part of the Philippines.
This pretty picture was taken at Pandan Isl., Occ. Mindoro, Philippines.
Size: ca. 9-10 mm, depth: 12m, place: Coral Garden East, date: April 4th 2002.
I have been told that this species has never been seen there before.
Kind regards from Switzerland
Fredy
brauchli@subaqua.ch
Brauchli, F., 2002 (Jun 2) Record of Noumea crocea from the Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7116Thanks Fredy,
This is a spectacular photo of the rhinophores - they look just like a moth's antennae - and serve the same function. From the records we now have on the Forum, this species seems to be quite widely spread in the tropical western Pacific.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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