Is this Nembrotha kubaryana?

June 27, 2001
From: Asther M. Lau

Hi there,

I've recently encountered a nudibranche which looked pretty much like Nembrotha kubaryana. The confusion came in when I realised that the whole body is only green. It has 3 bushes of gills. And the green dots is slightly bulging out from its body.

The pics I seen on the species list are very common with black body and green dots. But the one I found at Sea Fan Garden which is in Tioman Island of Malaysian waters is all green. When I saw it, it was feeding on a type of ascidians as well. And it was about 5cm long.Could this be another Kubaryana? Do let me know.
Thank you.
Asther

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Lau, A.M., 2001 (Jun 27) Is this Nembrotha kubaryana?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4546

Dear Asther,
Some of these species are quite variable in colour so I am only guessing wthout a photo. It could be N. kubaryana but if there was no orange on the rhinophores or the edge of the foot then it was possibly Nembrotha cristata. Both species usually have a black background colour but it can at times appear as a dull dark green.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jun 27). Comment on Is this Nembrotha kubaryana? by Asther M. Lau. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4546

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