Nembrotha livingstonei

Nembrotha livingstonei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
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

  1. ^ Sea Slug Forum, Allan, J. (1933). Opisthobranchs from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, 18: 443-450.
  2. ^ "The Sea Slug Forum - Nudibranchs of Southern Africa". 9 June 2010.


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