Tambja morosa
(Bergh, 1877)
Also known as: Tambja kushimotoensis
Photographed by: Francesco de Marchi
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Species: | Tambja morosa |
Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #6011
Wonderful view of that strange sensory organ below the rhinophore.Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #16868
Note the pleated sensory organ below the rhinophore and above the oral tentacle.Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #13207
I have never seen one looking so "bruised and battered" before.Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #18566
Nice variation on a theme!Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #22007
With the bryozoan Bugula.Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #24371
Lamellae on the rhinophores and pleats in the sensory organ are clerly visible in this excellent photo.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Lembeh (27) Jan, Feb, Apr, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
- Bali (19) Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Lombok (8) Apr, Aug, Oct, Nov
- Rinca Island (6) Sep, Oct, Dec
- North Sulawesi (5) Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Oct
- Komodo (5) Apr, Jul, Aug
- Raja Ampat (5) Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov
- Bunaken (5) Jun, Sep, Nov
- Bangka North Sulawesi (4) Apr, Sep, Nov
- Alor (3) Apr, Oct, Nov
- Manado (3) Jun, Oct
- Flores (2) Jun, Dec
- Ambon (2) May, Oct
- Gorontalo (1) Sep
- Wakatobi (1) Nov
- Banda Islands (1) Jun
- Philippines
- Anilao (11) Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Oct
- Malapascua (9) Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
- Puerto Galera (8) Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Aug, Sep
- Cebu (6) Apr
- Dauin (4) Feb, Mar, Apr, Sep
- Davao (2) Jan
- Apo Island (1) Jun
- Panglao (1) Jan
- Romblon (1) Apr
- Negros (1) Dec
- Cabilao Island (1) Mar
- Thailand
- Similan Islands (5) Jan, Feb, Mar
- Koh Tachai (1) Apr
- Fiji
- Fiji (3) Feb, Mar, May
- Taiwan
- Kenting (2) Mar, Aug
- Long Dong (1) Aug
- Green Island (1) Feb
- Secret Garden (1) Jun
- Jinshawan Beach Park (1) Aug
- North East Coast (1) Jul
- Australia
- Queensland (2) Sep
- Lord Howe Island (1) Oct
- New Zealand
- New Zealand (1) May
- Poor Knights (1) Jan
- French Polynesia
- Taha'a (1) Nov
- Kenya
- Malindi (1) Jul
- India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands (1) Feb
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Myanmar (1) Feb
- Solomon Islands
- Solomon Islands (1) Jul
- PNG
- Kavieng (1) Jul
- USA
- Kohala, Hawaii (1) Nov
- Madagascar
- Nosy Be (1) Oct
