Nembrotha

Nembrotha is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae.

Nembrotha
Nembrotha lineolata (to the right with head uppermost) laying a bright orange egg spiral on a purple and white sea squirt Polycarpa aurata, (to the left).
Nembrotha cristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Polyceridae
Subfamily:
Nembrothinae
Genus:
Nembrotha

Bergh, 1877[1]

Nembrotha is the type genus of the subfamily Nembrothinae.

Species

Species in the genus Nembrotha include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Nembrotha affinis Eliot, 1904: synonym of Tambja affinis (Eliot, 1904)
  • Nembrotha arnoldi Burn, 1957 : synonym of Gymnodoris arnoldi (Burn, 1957)
  • Nembrotha capensis Bergh, 1907: synonym of Tambja capensis (Bergh, 1907)
  • Nembrotha diaphana Bergh, 1877: synonym of Tambja diaphana (Bergh, 1877)
  • Nembrotha divae Er. Marcus, 1958: synonym of Martadoris divae (Er. Marcus, 1958)
  • Nembrotha edwardsi (Angas, 1864): synonym of Crimora edwardsi (Angas, 1864)
  • Nembrotha eliora Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967: synonym of Tambja eliora (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967)
  • Nembrotha gracilis Bergh, 1877: synonym of Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877)
  • Nembrotha gratiosa Bergh, 1890: synonym of Tambja gratiosa (Bergh, 1890)
  • Nembrotha guttata Yonow, 1993: synonym of Nembrotha yonowae Goethel & Debelius, 1992
  • Nembrotha hubbsi Lance, 1968: synonym of Tambja eliora (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967)
  • Nembrotha limaciformis Eliot, 1908: synonym of Martadoris limaciformis (Eliot, 1908)
  • Nembrotha morosa Bergh, 1877: synonym of Tambja morosa (Bergh, 1877)
  • Nembrotha nigerrima Bergh, 1877: synonym of Nembrotha kubaryana Bergh, 1877[2][3][4]
  • Nembrotha rutilans Pruvot-Fol, 1931: synonym of Nembrotha purpureolineata O'Donoghue, 1924[2]
  • Nembrotha sagamiana Baba, 1955: synonym of Tambja sagamiana (Baba, 1955)
  • Nembrotha tabescens (Risbec, 1928): synonym of Martadoris limaciformis (Eliot, 1908)
  • Nembrotha verconis Basedow & Hedley, 1905: synonym of Tambja verconis (Basedow & Hedley, 1905)
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References
  1. Bergh R. (1877) In: Semper. Reis. Arch. Philipp. 2, Bd. 2, Heft 11: 450.
  2. Pola M., Cervera J. L. & Gosliner T. M. (2008) "Revision of the Indo-Pacific genus Nembrotha (Nudibranchia: Dorididae: Polyceridae), with description of two new species". Scientia Marina 72(1): 145-183. doi:10.3989/scimar.2008.72n1145
  3. Pola M., Cervera J. L. & Gosliner T. M. (2008) "Description of the First Roboastra Species (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Nembrothinae) from the Western Atlantic". Bulletin of Marine Science 83(2): 391-399.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Feb 29) Re: Nembrotha kubaryana or Nembrotha nigerrima?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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