Tambja tentaculata
Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005
Photographed by: Wolfgang Krutz
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Subfamily: | Nembrothinae |
| Species: | Tambja tentaculata |
Comment from Marta Pola on photo #2668
This is not so clear. I would say it could be Tambja tentaculata because of the large developed oral tentacles and the color pattern but I haven't dissected any specimens like this.Comment from Marta Pola on photo #2346
Comment from Dr. Marta Pola: I would say that this species is Tambja tentaculata. In this picture you can appreciate very well the lateral slot on the side of the head (Characteristic of some Tambja species) and also the oral tentacles, which are larger than in other species of Tambja.Comment from Dr. Richard C. Willan: An undescribed species.
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Pictures of Tambja tentaculata
Similar Species
Author: Dr. Richard C. Willan
Roboastra luteolineata: Feeds voraciously on other nudibranchs; has very large oral tentacles; two pale stripes on the head between the rhinophores, neither of them expanded; no colour band around the rhinophoral sheath.
Tambja affinis or Tambja victoriae: Feeds on bryozoans; has relatively small oral tentacles; one pale stripe on the middle of the head between the rhinophores that is expanded; pale colour band around rhinophoral sheath.
Since they are so similarly coloured overall, perhaps some mimicry is going on.
The ways to separate Tambja affinis, Tambja victoriae and other Tambja species are set out nicely and clearly on Tambja affinis colour group in the Sea Slug Forum
