Fryeria marindica from Cocos (Keeling) Islands

September 17, 2005
From: Karen Willshaw

I found this nudibranch in approximate 11 metres of water in a fairly rubbly area of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Although I have searched through my Nudibranch books I cannot find anything definite to identify it. would appreciate your input, please.

Locality:  Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean Australian Territory, Indian Ocean. Depth: 11 metres. Length: 5 cm. 29th August, 2005. rubble & sand.
Photographer: Karen Willshaw

Kind regards
Karen

karen@cocos-solutions.com

Willshaw, K., 2005 (Sep 17) Fryeria marindica from Cocos (Keeling) Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14668

Dear Karen,
From the colour pattern I am pretty sure this is Fryeria marindica. I obviously can't see the position of the anus, which in Fryeria is under the mantle, but the way the central row of tubercles has merged into a ridge suggests that species
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Sep 17). Comment on Fryeria marindica from Cocos (Keeling) Islands by Karen Willshaw. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14668

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