| Nembrotha livingstonei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.
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.
References
- Sea Slug Forum, Allan, J. (1933). Opisthobranchs from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, 18: 443-450.
- "The Sea Slug Forum - Nudibranchs of Southern Africa". 9 June 2010.
External links
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