Tambja


Tambja is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae.

Biology

These nudibranchs feed on bryozoans. They have a radula which bears a rachidian tooth whose upper margin is either smooth or notched; the lateral tooth has two crowns, and the other teeth are so flat as to resemble plates.

Species

Species in the genus Tambja include:
The nominal species Tambja amakusana Baba, 1987, T. mediterranea Domínguez, Pola & Ramón, 2015, and T. oliva Meyer, 1977 have been placed in the new genus Martadoris.