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Tambja morosa (Bergh,
1877)
Maximum size: about 76 mm
(Hoover, 2006).
Identification:
This
distinctive animal has a dark greenish-black body decorated with
bright turquoise spots and bands.
Natural history:
Tambja morosa is
a moderately common dorid in moderately exposed to highly exposed
rocky habitats, particularly shaded cliffs. Rarely it may be found in Halimeda kanaloana beds. It occurs from about 3-36 m
(10-120 ft). It feeds on a blue
bryozoan.
Distribution:
Big Island, Maui, Lanai and Oahu: widely distributed in the
Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
It
was first recorded in Hawaii at Puako, Big Island by Scott Johnson on
May
19, 1978. It is referred to as the "gloomy nudibranch" in Hoover, 1998
& 2006.
Photo: John
Hoover: Magic Island, Oahu; Oct., 1997.
Observations and comments:
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