Biology:Nembrotha megalocera

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Nembrotha megalocera
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Nembrotha megalocera in the Red Sea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Nembrotha
Species:
N. megalocera
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

  1. Yonow, N. (1990) Red Sea Opisthobranchia 3: The orders Sacoglossa, Cephalaspidea, and Nudibranchia: Doridacea (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia). Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 11: 286-299.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Nembrotha megalocera Yonow, 1990. Accessed on 2019-10-13.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (August 3) Nembrotha megalocera Yonow, 1990. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3874559 entry