Nembrotha chamberlaini

Nembrotha chamberlaini

''Nembrotha chamberlaini'' is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It was first described in 1997.
Nembrotha Nudibranch - Nembrotha chamberlaini This Nudibranch - Nembrotha chamberlaini is one of the more common nudibranch to be found in Philippines.  They are very prolific and can be seen the whole year round. Typical size of Nudibranch, around 5-7 cm. Black and white body with red rhinopores and gills. Geotagged,Mindoro,Nembrotha chamberlaini,Philippines,Puerto Gallera,Spring,nudibranch

Appearance

''Nembrotha chamberlaini'' is white with streaks of black and occasionally yellow splashed across the upper mantle. It has very distinctive bright red gills and rhinophores. The foot and mouth parts are typically light-purple. This nudibranch has a very characteristic color pattern which is typical of species that display warning coloration to other species.

''Nembrotha chamberlaini'' is easily confused with ''Nembrotha aurea'' and ''Nembrotha purpureolineata''. All three species have a similar range of color variation although ''N. aurea'' often has orange patches not present in ''Nembrotha chamberlaini''.

''N. chamberlaini'' can reach a length of 100 mm.
Nudibranch - Nembrotha chamberlaini This seems to be the colour variation of this species seen in this part of Malaysia.
I am more used to the colouration from Philippines. Chamberlain's Nembrotha,Malaysia,Nembrotha chamberlaini,Nudibranch,Sabah

Distribution

This species is known only from the Philippines and Indonesia.
One Rhinopore! This Nudibranch has only one Rhinopore, not sure if it's natural or it was damaged or lost. Chamberlain's Nembrotha,Malaysia,Nembrotha chamberlaini,Nudibranch,Sabah

Habitat

This species feeds on ascidians and tunicates. It has been seen feeding on the bright-blue ascidian, ''Rhopalaea sp'', as well as other ascidians Clavelina sp., & Oxycorynia sp.
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyPolyceridae
GenusNembrotha
SpeciesN. chamberlaini