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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
POLYCERIDAE: NEMBROTHINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Doridina (Suborder)
> Doridoidei (Infraorder)
> Polyceroidea (Superfamily)
> Polyceridae (Family)
> Nembrothinae (Subfamily)
> Tambja (Genus)
> morosa (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Nembrotha morosa Bergh, 1877
=Tambja kushimotoensis Baba, 1987
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
POLYCERIDAE: NEMBROTHINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Doridina (Suborder)
> Doridoidei (Infraorder)
> Polyceroidea (Superfamily)
> Polyceridae (Family)
> Nembrothinae (Subfamily)
> Tambja (Genus)
> morosa (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Nembrotha morosa Bergh, 1877
=Tambja kushimotoensis Baba, 1987
Details: Tambja morosa (Bergh, 1877)
Size/Grows to:
Animal 120mm
Distribution:
North and South Islands.Widespread in Indo-Pacific to Philippine Sea
Geographical Range:
ACF
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Enderby, T. Oct/1995 New Nudibranchs in New Zealand or just visitors, Poirieria, 17(4)
  • Willan, R.C., Coleman, N. 1984 Nudibranchs of Australasia, Neville Coleman's Australasian Marine Photographic Index, Sydney (p.12)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.286)

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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