Longest nudibranch?

January 17, 2001
From: Tim Schulz

Hello,

My name is Tim Schulz and I was wondering if you may be able to shed some light on a situation I have found myself in. This weekend I was diving on the Great Barrier Reef on a trip that departs from Townsville. On one particular night dive i saw a nudibranch the measured approximately 35cm +. I was between 9 and 12m deep and i thought little of it until the people on the boat said that nudibranchs do not occur at that size. Is that so or is that a normal size for one. If you could reply with a bit of information or a contact address for someone who may know about it i would be very grateful.

Cheers,
Tim.

Tim Schulz,
James Cook University,
Douglas 4811,
QLD, Australia.

matatu@hotmail.com

Schulz, T., 2001 (Jan 17) Longest nudibranch?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3549

Dear Tim,
Have a look at the page the page on the Sea Slug Forum discussing largest longest etc nudis, which will give you some background information and some species to have a look at. Basically 35cm is big but not outrageous for some species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jan 17). Comment on Longest nudibranch? by Tim Schulz. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3549

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