Nembrotha megalocera from the Red Sea

April 18, 2002
From: Marina Poddubetskaia


Dear Bill,
Here is another nudibranch I photographed at the end of March in Egypt. It was a dive cruise at the North of Red Sea, between Hurghada and Sinai mountains. All the joined photos come from there. Could you confirm that it is Nembrotha megalocera.

Data: about 10-12cm, 22 March 2002, "Manta Point" / North Red Sea, 11m depth

Nembrotha is my favourite genus (cf. Nembro) and this species is beautiful. I saw it (2 individuals) only at this site and it was my last dive. What a gift !

Best wishes,
Marina.

marina.poddubetskaia@francetelecom.com

Poddubetskaia, Marina. , 2002 (Apr 18) Nembrotha megalocera from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6725

Dear Marina,
Yes this is what we call Nembrotha megalocera, but as you will see if you look through the messages on this page, there are a number of very similarly coloured species in the Indo-West Pacific and at present we are not sure just how many species there really are. Every new record is a useful piece of information.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Apr 18). Comment on Nembrotha megalocera from the Red Sea by Marina Poddubetskaia . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6725

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