Nembrotha livingstonei

Nembrotha livingstonei

"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.
Livingstone Nudibranch  Anilao,Batangas,Nembrotha livingstonei,Nudibranch,Philippines

Appearance

"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.

Distribution

This species is known from the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Food

"Nembrotha livingstonei" eats colonial ascidians.

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