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Image courtesy of Zeineb Alhaidari
Lembeh Straits, Indonesia
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Pruvotfolia sp. (undescribed) Well I am guessing that this is a new Pruvotfolia based on ceratal morphology and the perfoliate rhinophores. My only problem is I have never seen this species and it not even close to anything in NSSI 2ed Edition. It is entirely distinctive. The body and cerata are sort of orangish- green and the digestive gland is dark. The cerata have a bright purple subapical band and are tipped with bright orange. There is a touch of the same purple anterior to the rhinophores. A cnidosac is clearly apparent at the tip of each ceras. It is hard to believe that with all the photographers and slug-o-philes diving the Lembeh Straits, we haven't seen this guy before. If anyone has, and has been keeping it a secret, please let us know. Webmaster's Notes:
"..Zeineb Alhaidari is a veterinarian , specializing in dermatology , living in the south of France , on the Mediterranean seashore. Zeineb started diving in 2001 , and realized it was a wonderful way to get away from stress. she became addicted , and developed an early interest in marine biology , thus giving her "better eyes" for underwater photography. Zeineb was fortunate to have as her backyard the Mediterranean sea, which is a wonderful and endless game of field, and she loves small creatures. Zeineb has joined a small association of underwater photographers, the Aquanautes (www.lesaquanautes.eu/), and her u/w camera is an Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II in an Olympus housing with a single Inon D 2000 strobe..."
Sammamish, WA 98074 Feb., 2019 Send Dave email at davidwbehrens@gmail.com Send Zeineb email at z.alhaidari@wanadoo.fr |
Attention all you Sluggers, and you know who you are! The NSSI 2nd edition is now available in ebook PDF and book form . The hard back version will become available Nov. 1st. Both will cost $65 (individually). You will need to jump through a few hoops to get the electronic version as pdf distribution is protected by Adobe ID!! Please read the following to enable reading your electronic purchase! This new 2nd Edition is updated and reorganized, including 185 new species. Among other features, the new edition includes additional photographs of species, an identification key, and an up-to-date classification reflecting the latest evolutionary relationships. The Indo-Pacific represents the largest expanse of tropical ocean in the world, stretching from the Indian Ocean coast of southern Africa and the Red Sea to the central Pacific of the Hawaiian Islands, Easter Island and the Marquesas. This region supports the most diverse marine fauna of any place in the world for most groups of marine organisms. The nudibranchs and sea slugs are no exception to this rule; there are about 3,000 described species of these organisms in the world and at least 40% of these have been found exclusively in the Indo-Pacific tropics. This book illustrates 2,138 Indo-Pacific nudibranchs and sea slugs, including many undescribed species.
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