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Description
Nembrotha is a genus of nudibranchs in the family Polyceridae (the type genus of the subfamily Nembrothinae) and is accepted in WoRMS. They are large sea slugs (at least 50 mm in N. cristata) living on coral reefs in the Indo-West Pacific. They feed on compound ascidians, and Wikipedia gives about 14 species in the genus.
Identification
The body carries tubercles along the back, with prominent rhinophores and gills and an oral veil. In N. cristata the body is black with green tubercles, there are three non-retractile gill leaves, and the rhinophore sheaths match the colour of the tubercles.
Species in this genus (7)
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