Tambja olivaria is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278WoRMS : Tambja olivariaz accessed : 13 October 2010]
Distribution This species occurs in the Philippines, Maldives, Thailand, and Taiwan.
Description Tambja olivaria is characterized by being mainly a dull olive color, hence the name.
References
Pola M., Cervera J.L. & Gosliner T.M. (2006) Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Tambja Burn, 1962 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae). Zoologica Scripta 35(5):491-530.