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''Nembrotha cristata'' is a species of colorful sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. This species of sea slug is black with green markings; adults are around 50 mm in length, and they live on rock or coral reefs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Although they mostly eat sea squirts, they also absorb stinging cells from the jellyfish that they sometimes eat; this allows the sea slug to deliver a painful sting to would-be predators.

Similar species: Sea Slugs
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Jun 17, 2017. Captured May 6, 2015 11:39 in Unnamed Road, 91308 Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/10.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO800
  • 28.18mm