Tambja mullineri from Galapagos

January 23, 2004
From: Patty Dilworth

Dear Dr. Rudman,
Sometimes, the more I look, the more confusing things get for slug identification!
Thank you for your help with this one. I have sent a second similar looking species in a separate message. Both are from a dive at North Seymour Island in the Galapagos during the first week of July, 2003. Both types were quite numerous between 30-40 feet.

This one was approximately 20mm long

Patty Dilworth

padilworth@aol.com

Dilworth, P., 2004 (Jan 23) Tambja mullineri from Galapagos. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11992

Dear Patty,
This is Tambja mullineri which at present is considered endemic to the Galapagos Ids. This species and the Roboastra in your other message are certainly quite similar in shape and colour, but there the similarity ends. Species of Tambja are bryozoan feeders while species of Roboastra are rather voracious carnivores with Tambja being one of their favourite food items.

Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Jan 23). Comment on Tambja mullineri from Galapagos by Patty Dilworth. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11992

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