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Banana Nudibranch
Notodoris minor
Nembrotha aurea
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How to recognise it
- Colours
- whitebrownyelloworangebluered
- Pattern
- Horizontal markings
Nembrotha aurea is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It was first described in 2008.
Distribution
This species is known from the western Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Description
Nembrotha aurea is a large creamy-yellow nembrothid that grows to at least 30 mm in length. The body is marked with brown longitudinal lines. The rhinophores are reddy-brown. The mantle is orange-red and the gill stalks and branches are white-electric blue while the gill pinnae are deep red.
Ecology
Nembrotha aurea eats colonial ascidians.
Similar species
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Crested Nembrotha
Nembrotha cristata
Crested Nembrotha (orange)
Nembrotha cristata
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Dusky Nembrotha
Nembrotha kubaryana
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Four-Lined Polycera
Polycera quadrilineata
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Gabriela's Tambja
Tambja gabrielae
Questions
Is Nembrotha aurea dangerous?
Nembrotha aurea has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
