Olive Tambja
Tambja olivaria
- Group: Other
- Max size: 6 cm
- For divers: safe
A striking olive green sea slug that grazes only on Bugula, a branching bryozoan, and is often found draped across the very colony it eats. It reaches about six centimetres and lives on reef surfaces close to its food.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Doridida › Polyceridae › Tambja
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 531196.
FAQ
- Is the Olive Tambja dangerous to divers?
- The Olive Tambja is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Olive Tambja get?
- The Olive Tambja grows to about 6 cm.