Tambja sagamiana

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Tambja sagamiana
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Tambja sagamiana in Sukumo Bay, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.
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T. sagamiana
Binomial name
Tambja sagamiana
Baba, 1955 [1]
Synonyms [2]

Nembrotha sagamiana Baba, 1955

Tambja sagamiana is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. [3] [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the West Pacific Ocean around Japan, Taiwan and Korea. [4]

Description

Tambja sagamiana is blue with yellow to orange pustule-like spots all over its body. The spots are outlined in black. It has green gills and black rhinophores. The foot is yellow. This animal can reach a total length of at least 110 mm.

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References

  1. Baba, K. (1955). Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay supplement. 59 pp., 20 pls. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo.
  2. 1 2 WoRMS : Tambja sagamania accessed : 13 October 2010]
  3. "The Sea Slug Forum - Tambja sagamiana". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  4. "The Sea Slug Forum - Nembrotha milleri". 15 July 2010.