Noumea angustolutea

Noumea angustolutea
Noumea angustolutea off of Guam, head end towards the left
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Euctenidiacea clade Doridacea
Superfamily:	Doridoidea
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Noumea
Species:	N. angustolutea
Binomial name
Noumea angustolutea Rudman, 1990

Noumea angustolutea is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific regions, with confirmed sightings from Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Philippines, Thailand, Guam, Hawaii and the Marshall Islands.^[2]

Description

The mantle in this species is an almost translucent white in color. The mantle border ranges in color from opaque white to orange-yellow. The midline of the body has a more opaque line that runs from the rhinophores to the posterior branchia (gills). The rhinophores and branchia have an orange-brown tint.

Ecology

The food source for this sea slug is not yet known. As is the case with many nudibranchs, it probably feeds on one specific sponge species.

References

1. ^ WoRMS, World Register of Marine Species
2. ^ Noumea angustolutea, Sea Slug Forum.

Further reading

External links

• Noumea angustolutea on Sea Slug Forum
• Noumea angustoluteaon Nudipixel