Noumeaella rehderi Marcus, 1965

This species is known in the Marshalls from two specimens from Kwajalein Atoll. One was found on Halimeda algae on a lagoon sandspit at a depth of about 8m on 7 July 2008 and the other crawling on algae growing on the side of a rock at a depth of 6m on 9 February 2009. The small animals measured 10mm in length. The Hawaiian variety of this species can be seen on the Sea Slugs of Hawaii site.

Here is the 9 February 2009 specimen.

Thisone was found in a Kwajalein lagoon algae patch at a depth of about 8m on 8 August 2011.

Created 12 July 2008
Updated 20 August 2011

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