Tambja cf. sagamiana from Sth Korea

July 12, 2002
From: Dong Bum, Koh

Dear Bill,
Here is a photo of an animal I have regarded as Tambja sagamiana. Could you tell me some information about that?

Mun islet, Seogwipo, CheJu island., Sth Korea. 20m depth., Feb. 2002.
Photo: Dong Bum, Koh

Your Forum is very useful to me.
Best wishes,
Dong Bum, Koh

drkoh@seasee.co.kr

Koh, D.B., 2002 (Jul 12) Tambja cf. sagamiana from Sth Korea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7455

Dear Dong Bum,
This is the same animal as we have on the Forum from northern New Zealand as Tambja cf. verconis. It is surprising to have the only two records so far apart.

Is it a form of T. sagamiana? Typical Tambja sagamiana (Baba, 1955) has a blue background and orange-yellow spots ringed in black. It also has a orange-yellow band around the foot with an a thin inner line of black. In your animal the orange and blue colours are in exactly the opposite places. I am not sure how variable Tambja sagamiana is in Japan, but perhaps one of our many friends there can give us some information.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jul 12). Comment on Tambja cf. sagamiana from Sth Korea by Dong Bum, Koh. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7455

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