Noumea alboannulata from sthn Queensland

October 16, 2007
From: Gary Cobb


Concerning message #20891:

Hi Bill and everyone!
After reading the entry from the Solomons I thought you might like entries from sthn Queensland. This species is fairly common here off the Sunshine Coast. Being found at Noosa, Old Woman Is, Inner Gneerings as well as Moreton Is. at the Cementco wreck and a couple of reefs near by.
I also thought you might like to see a colour form that is quite unusual. Even though the colours are quite vivid and the marking are quite broken it still has the fine qualities of Noumea alboannulata.

Locality: Sunshine Coast near Mooloolaba, 10-24 m, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 08 October 2007, Subtidal. Length: 12-20 mm. Photographer: Gary Cobb and David Mullins.

Cheers,
Gary Cobb

gary@nudibranch.com.au

Cobb, G.C., 2007 (Oct 16) Noumea alboannulata from sthn Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20913

Thanks Gary,
The spotted one is certainly an interesting colour variant. The brownish streaks are obviously traces of the dark line which borders the white lines in more 'typical' specimens. Without these streaks I am sure this animal would have been in danger of being described as a separate species.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Oct 16). Comment on Noumea alboannulata from sthn Queensland by Gary Cobb. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20913

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