Tambja sagamiana explained

Tambja sagamiana is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species occurs in the West Pacific Ocean around Japan, Taiwan and Korea.^[3]

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.

References

• 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

External links

• Tambja sagamiana page at nudipixel

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Sea Slug Forum - Tambja sagamiana . 2010-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100615111229/http://seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=tambsaga . 2010-06-15 .
2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531186 WoRMS : Tambja sagamania
3. Web site: The Sea Slug Forum - Nembrotha milleri . 15 July 2010 .