Noumeaella sp. 1

Mehrotra, Rahul, A. Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel, M. Scott, Chad, Arnold, Spencer, Monchanin, Coline, Viyakarn, Voranop & Chavanich, Suchana, 2021, An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters, ZooKeys 1042, pp. 73-188 : 73

* Noumeaella sp. 1 Figure 18B, C

Material examined.

One specimen 5 mm, CB.

Ecology.

Found under rocks and coral rubble in shallow coral reef habitats. Depth 4-8 m.

Distribution.

Noumeaella sp. 4 is known from the Philippines ( Gosliner et al. 2018). Noumeaella rehderi Er. Marcus, 1965 is known from Madagascar, Tanzania, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Palau, Marshall Islands, and Hawaii ( Gosliner et al. 2008). Here documented as a first record for Thai waters.

Figures

Figure 18. A Myja cf. longicornis 9 mm (photograph by Phannee Mccarthy) B, C Noumeaella sp. 1 5 mm D, E Noumeaella sp. 2 5 mm (photographs by Tony Myshlyaev) F Phidiana militaris 35 mm (photograph by Pau Urgell Plaza) G Phidiana sp. 7 mm H Phyllodesmium magnum 30 mm I Phyllodesmium cf. magnum 35 mm (photograph by Pau Urgell Plaza) J Phyllodesmium opalescens 35 mm, (photograph by Guillaume Gandoin) K Phyllodesmium sp. 55 mm (photograph by Pau Urgell Plaza) L Armina occulta 65 mm.