Noumea subnivalis? from Japan
August 13, 2001
From: Nishina Masayoshi
Dear Dr.Rudman,
Here are photos of Noumea subnivalis.
Date:4 Aug 2001
Location:Shibasaki Hayama,Japan
Depth:5m
Size:10mm
Comment:uncommon here
Photo by Chikako.
Best Regards,
Nishina Masayoshi
nishina@hpe15.wips.co.jp
Nishina, M., 2001 (Aug 13) Noumea subnivalis? from Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5021Dear Nishina,
Thanks to you and Chikako for these photos. I think these are Noumea nivalis Baba, 1937. In N. subnivalis Baba, 1987, the mantle edge is reported by Baba to be bicoloured with an orange-yellow outer band and an inner yellow band. The rhinophore clubs are reddish purple at the tip and white below. The gills are usually all white but can sometimes have one gill which is yellow-tipped.
I am posting some photos of Noumea nivalis from Hong Kong in a separate message.
• Baba, K (1987) A new species of Noumea from Ogi, Toyama Bay and vicinity, Japan (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae). Venus, The Japanese Journal of Malacology, 46(1): 19-24.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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