Re: Tambja olivaria from Bali, Indonesia

October 9, 2008
From: Barbara Hanchard

Concerning message #20339:

Dear Bill,

A record of a Solomon Islands Tambja olivaria.

Locality: Bat Cave, Russell Islands, 15 metres, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean, 27 September 2008, Reef wall. Length: 40 mm. Photographer: N.Barbara Hanchard.

Regards
Barbara Hanchard

barbara.hanchard@ffa.int

Hanchard, N.B., 2008 (Oct 9) Re: Tambja olivaria from Bali, Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21949

Dear Barbara,

This is an interesting find. It is a puzzling colour form which I have been callingTambja sp. 4  on the Forum. It does not fit any named species very well. A number of records are from the Solomons. It is closest in colour to T. olivaria, but differences, such as the colour of the outside of the gills, suggested to me that it was different.  However I suspect your specimen is a link between Tambja sp. 4 and T. olivaria. A few more photos and I suspect I will be accepting Tambja sp. 4 as colour forms of  T. olivaria

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Oct 9). Comment on Re: Tambja olivaria from Bali, Indonesia by Barbara Hanchard. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21949

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