Tambja morosa
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| Tambja morosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Subfamily: | Nembrothinae |
| Genus: | Tambja |
| Species: | T. morosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Tambja morosa (Bergh, 1877)[1] |
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Tambja morosa, also known as Tambja kushimotoensis, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Nembrothinae[3] within the family Polyceridae, itself belonging to the clade Orthogastropoda within the clade Nudipleura.[4] [2]
It is also sometimes placed in the family Gymnodorididae.[5]
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[edit] Distribution
This species has a primarily Indo-Pacific distribution, and is found in Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Australia, French Polynesia and Fiji.
[edit] Description
This large species of Tambja grows to approximately 70-75 mm in length. Although dark green specimens are found in the cooler waters of New South Wales and northern New Zealand, this species is normally black with blue markings.[3] The skin of this slug is wrinkled, and appears nearly black underwater. It has approximately five round, blue spots on its back, a blue band around its head, and a bright blue margin.[6]
[edit] Diet
Tambja morosa feeds on arborescent bryozoan colonies.[3]
[edit] Further reading
- Baba, K. (1987) Two new green colored species of Tambja from Japan (Nudibranchia: Polyceridae). Venus, The Japanese Journal of Malacology, 46(1): 13-18.
- Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. (1999) Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef.
[edit] References
- ^ Bergh, L.S.R. (1877). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C.G. Semper, Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 2, Heft 11: 429-494, Pls. 54-57.
- ^ a b WoRMS : Tambja morosa accessed : 13 October 2010]
- ^ a b c http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=tambmoro
- ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
- ^ Gary R. McDonald, "Nudibranch Systematic Index" (July 29, 2006). Institute of Marine Sciences. Paper Nudibranch_Systematic_Index. http://repositories.cdlib.org/ims/Nudibranch_Systematic_Index
- ^ http://slugsite.us/bow/nudwk140.htm
- Pola M., Cervera J.L. & Gosliner T.M. (2006) Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Tambja Burn, 1962 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae). Zoologica Scripta 35(5):491-530.
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