Nembrotha sp. 9.
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Nembrothinae
PHOTO
"Sinan Digan", Mindoro Is., Philippines, July 18, 1999, Length 36 mm, depth 12 m. PHOTO: Udo Jansen.
See message below.
See also the similarly coloured Nembrotha chamberlaini and Nembrotha sp. 8.
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 9) Nembrotha sp. 9. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/nembsp9
Related messages
'Food' of Nembrotha sp. 9
September 14, 1999
From: Erwin Koehler
Bill,
Attached is a scan of Nembrotha sp. 9, showing the ascidian it is interested in. I have also sent a similar scan of Nembrotha sp. 8
Erwin
Medslugs.Koehler@t-online.de
Koehler, E., 1999 (Sep 14) 'Food' of Nembrotha sp. 9. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1334Thanks Erwin,
If I had looked more closely at your original scans of the two 'species' I would have seen that both photos have what looks to be the same species of ascidian. Its a useful piece of information.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
Nembrotha cf chamberlaini from Philippines
September 10, 1999
From: Erwin Koehler
Bill,
this one was also made by Udo Jansen, Duisburg, Germany, email:
u.jansen@planet-interkom.de
at "Sinan Digan", Mindoro Is., Philippines, July 18, 1999, size 36 mm, depth 12 m
Is it Nembrotha chamberlaini?
Erwin
Medslugs.Koehler@t-online.de
Koehler, E., 1999 (Sep 10) Nembrotha cf chamberlaini from Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1321Dear Erwin,
Like the red-orange spotted group of Nembrotha species, I think this and Nembrotha sp. 8 , and their relationship to Nembrotha chamberlaini will only be sorted out when we know more about their anatomy and natural history.
One clue may be the small blue ascidians that this species seems to be interested in in the photo. I wonder what it and the other species? or forms? feed on.
Bill Rudman.
