Biology:Nembrotha megalocera
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Nembrotha megalocera in the Red Sea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
Family: | Polyceridae |
Genus: | Nembrotha |
Species: | N. megalocera
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Binomial name | |
Nembrotha megalocera Yonow, 1990[1]
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Nembrotha megalocera is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It was first described in 1990.[2]
Distribution
This species is known from the Red Sea.
Description
Nembrotha megalocera is a large black and orange-yellow nembrothid that grows to at least 45 mm in length. It has a blue foot. The rhinophores are red and purple and the gill stalks are white and yellow.[3]
Ecology
Nembrotha megalocera eats colonial ascidians.
References
- ↑ Yonow, N. (1990) Red Sea Opisthobranchia 3: The orders Sacoglossa, Cephalaspidea, and Nudibranchia: Doridacea (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia). Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 11: 286-299.
- ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Nembrotha megalocera Yonow, 1990. Accessed on 2019-10-13.
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (August 3) Nembrotha megalocera Yonow, 1990. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
- Photos of Nembrotha megalocera on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q3874559 entry
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