Australian nudis

Hello all

i was hoping to get an id on these Nudis ,

all images taken at Jervis Bay Australia , in the 15 to 25 m range . on rocky reef with sponge . water temp 15c

i havent seeen these guys before so an id would be great.

thanks

Matt

Your first one looks like what Coleman calls Cuthona catachroma, but I can't find any references to this species on the Slug Forum. I know I've seen a posting somewhere before of the same critter, but it doesn't come to mind at the moment.

Your third one is a fairly newly described Tambja: Tambja tenuilineata

The second one looks like a Cuthona sibogae, but isn't. The rhinophores are annulated, so I think it's an undescribed Flabellina. There's a photo in Coleman's 1001 nudibranchs that looks like the same critter.

Cheers,

Marli

This might be the post you're thinking of, Marli: http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showt...&hl=cuthona

Yup, that's it. I found it later by searching. That's a different critter, though. I can find citations on the net regarding Cuthona catachroma, so it looks like a valid species. Best to send it in to Bill Rudman. Maybe there will be a factsheet created for it.

Cheers,

Marli

thanks guys

its nice to put a name to the face