Nembrotha aurea
| Nembrotha aurea | |
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| Kinondo, Diani, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Nembrotha |
| Species: | N. aurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Nembrotha aurea | |
Nembrotha aurea is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It was first described in 2008.[2]
Distribution[edit]
The type locality of this species is Msimbati, Mtwara Region, Tanzania. It is known from the western Indo-Pacific Ocean.[3]
Description[edit]
Nembrotha aurea is a large creamy-yellow nembrothid that grows to at least 30 mm in length. The body is marked with brown longitudinal lines. The rhinophores are reddy-brown. The mantle is orange-red and the gill stalks and branches are white-electric blue while the gill pinnae are deep red.
Ecology[edit]
Nembrotha aurea eats colonial ascidians.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Pola, M., Cervera, J.L. and 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.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Nembrotha aurea Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-11-16
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 4) Nembrotha aurea Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.