Nembrotha livingstonei
| Nembrotha livingstonei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Subfamily: | Nembrothinae |
| Genus: | Nembrotha |
| Species: | N. livingstonei |
| Binomial name | |
| Nembrotha livingstonei Allan, 1933 | |
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]
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]
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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