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Banana Nudibranch
Notodoris minor
Crested Nembrotha (orange)
Nembrotha cristata
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- Found in
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How to recognise it
- Colours
- blackorangegreenblue
- Pattern
- Blotches or dots, Tubercles pattern
Nembrotha cristata is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It was first described in 1992.
Description
Nembrotha cristata is a large black nembrothid that grows to at least 120 mm in length (average 50 mm). Its body is covered with green (sometimes orange) pustules. The rhinophores and gills are black.
Distribution
This species is known from the western Indo-Pacific Ocean, including the Maldives, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Ecology
Nembrotha cristata eats colonial ascidians.
Similar species
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Crested Nembrotha
Nembrotha cristata
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Dalmatian sea slug
Thecacera darwini
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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 Crested Nembrotha (orange) dangerous?
Crested Nembrotha (orange) has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
