Nembrotha livingstonei
Nembrotha livingstonei is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It was first described in 1933.[1]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Euctenidiacea clade Doridacea |
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| Species: | N. livingstonei |
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| Nembrotha livingstonei Allan, 1933 | |
Distribution
This species is known from the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Description
Nembrotha livingstonei is a red-brown nembrothid that grows to at least 48 mm in length. The body is marked with white, orange and brown spots. The rhinophores are reddy-brown. The gill stalks and branches are white or yellow, while the gill pinnae are deep red.
Ecology
Nembrotha livingstonei eats colonial ascidians.[2]
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References
- Sea Slug Forum, Allan, J. (1933). Opisthobranchs from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, 18: 443-450.
- http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3748
External links
- http://www.nudipixel.net/species/nembrotha_livingstonei/ Nembrotha livingstonei at nudipixel
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