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Tenellia sp. 51
Image courtesy of Jim BlackLembeh, Indonesia
Image courtesy of Jim Black
 | Tenellia sp. 51 (in NSSI) Undescribed Previously Cuthona sp. 51, this species was brought to our attention by Scott Johnson from the Marshall Islands. It is actually one of the larger Tenellia species, reaching up to 25mm in length. The body is brownish-orange with pales areas between the ceratal groups. It has white oral tentacles, rhinophores and cerata. The latter two have orange bands. Keep your eyes open for this critter and let us know what hydroid it feeds on. Love to learn more about it. Thanks for sharing Jim! |
Sammamish, WA 98074
July, 2017
Send Dave email at davidwbehrens@gmail.com
Jim on location at Raja Ampat, 2017
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Jim Black Retired from US Airways, and now after a merger, American Airlines with 37 years service as a pilot. Jim retired as Captain flying an A330 Airbus Internationally. Diving since 1970, with close to 8000 dives now. Currently shooting a NIkon D800E in a Subal Housing with Ikelite strobes.. Jim uses a Macro Mate, and a Nauticam SMC and its Multiplier for super macro work. Jim's photography has been featured in a number of books and publications including Helmut Debelius' Nudibranchs and Sea Snails of Gosliner, Behrens and Williams Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific. A photo of Jim petting a shark in "Sleeping Shark Caves" off Isla Mujeres Island, Mexico, taken by Amy Foster his significant other, recently appeared in Dave Behrens' Diving Guide to Cozumel, Cancun & The Riviera Maja. Jim has also been a major contributor to (1) the New Indo-Pacific Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification book by Gosliner, Valdez, Behrens (NSSI),(2) Tropical Pacific Reef Creature Identification by Humann & DeLoach,(3) Nudibranchs Encyclopedia by Neville Coleman,(4) Reef Fishes of the East Indies by Gerald Allen and Mark Erdmann, And many other publications. Jim has been a solid supporter of the Slug Site since day one. His countless contributions put him near the top of the list of photographers who have greatly expanded our knowledge of sea slugs. There are a lot of kids in the formative stage of their education who are getting their first introduction to our sea slug friends via the great photographs Jim and other contributors have made to the site. My hat is off to Jim for making this presentation possible!
Send Jim email at jim.black14@verizon.net
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