Nudibranch - Unidentia sandramillenae

This species was newly described in 2017.
Previously, this species was known as Flabellina sp.
It looks similar to Coryphellina rubrolineata and was thought to be a very variable species, but turned out to be a species complex.

ID by Terry Gosliner, who has described more than a thousand species of Nudibranch.

comments (3)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

A thousand!? That sounds like a life's work! Posted 5 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, a lot of new species were documented by underwater photographers who post/shared their pictures and seeking help with identifications. Most of them were then ID'ed to genus level with numbers assigned ie. sp1, sp2 and so on. With such vast numbers of unidentified nudibranch out there and records from various locations, this probably helps Taxanomists on where to look for them to eventually get them described.
  
  This guy has published scientific works since the 70s, authored many books on Nudibranch and lead many scientific expeditions that leads to many new discoveries. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Citizen science at work, nice team work! Posted 5 years ago