Nembrotha yonowae

Nembrotha yonowae

''Nembrotha yonowae'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It was first described in 1992.
Nudibranch - Nembrotha yonowae Mabul,Malaysia,Nembrotha yonowae,Nudibranch,Sabah

Appearance

''Nembrotha yonowae'' is a large black nembrothid that grows to at least 95 mm in length. Its body is covered with orange pustules. The rhinophores and gills are black, edged in orange. This species looks similar in appearance to ''Nembrotha cristata''.
Nembrotha yonowae Nudibranch This Nembrotha yonowae Nudibranch is mostly black colour (or dark based colour) with spots of orange all over its body. Cebu,Geotagged,Malapascua,Nembrotha yonowae,Nudibranch,Philippines,Spring

Distribution

This species is known from the western Indo-Pacific Ocean, including the Maldives, the Philippines and Indonesia.

Habitat

''Nembrotha yonowae'' eats colonial ascidians.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyPolyceridae
GenusNembrotha
SpeciesN. yonowae
Photographed in
Malaysia
Philippines