Rostanga arbutus

Rostanga arbutus at Tanja, NSW

Rostanga arbutus at Tanja, NSW - 3 Oct 2020
Rostanga arbutus at Tanja, NSW - 3 Oct 2020
Rostanga arbutus at Tanja, NSW - 3 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Rostanga arbutus 7 May 2022 Jennyncmg
Unidentified 9 Nov 2020 MnMnAnA

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User's notes

Scale: see Neptune’s necklace seaweed next to it. Nudibranch. Found in tidal rock pool, approx 10cm deep

3 comments

libbyh wrote:
   9 Nov 2020
That's remarkable!. I haven't seen one of these before Friday when I found one at Green Cape, also at that depth.
Jennyncmg wrote:
   9 Nov 2020
It might be Rostanga arbutus.
bdixon75 wrote:
   19 Jan 2021
I found one at Kianniny yesterday. Didn’t get a picture unfortunately! Has the species been confirmed? I was also thinking Rostanga Arbutus

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Additional information

  • less than 1m Depth of sighting

Species information

  • Rostanga arbutus Scientific name
  • Rostanga arbutus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 2.54m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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