Noumea? sp. 1.

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Chromodorididae

PHOTO

South Coast KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA. Park Rynie - 25m. 22 Jan 2000, 25mm long. PHOTO: Valda Fraser.

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Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (January 30) Noumea? sp. 1. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/noumsp1

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Noumea sp? from South Africa

January 31, 2000
From: Valda Fraser

Dear Bill
I have not been able to identify this nudibranch. Please help.
Locality: South Coast KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA. Park Rynie - 25m
Date: 22 Jan 2000
Size: 25mm
Regards
Valda Fraser

iti04937@mweb.co.za

Fraser, V., 2000 (Jan 31) Noumea sp? from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1796

Dear Valda,
This is another interesting looking chromodorid. It is possibly a member of the genus Noumea but I would need to look at its anatomy. The position of the mantle glands (visible as opaque white streaks), and their elongate shape, is quite unusual.
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Jan 31). Comment on Noumea sp? from South Africa by Valda Fraser. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1796