Nembrotha cf. guttata
Yonow, 1993

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Nembrothinae

PHOTO

Moalboal, Cebu Island, Philippines. UPPER: (ek127204) divesite "Dolphin House", depth 21 m, length 48 + 39 mm, June 01, 2001. LOWER: (ek128001) divesite "Umbrella", depth 29 m, length 53 mm, June 05, 2001. Photos: Erwin Koehler.

I had previously identified this animal as N. guttata but that animal has significant colour differences.

Compare with N. cristata, N. kubaryana, N. guttata and red-spotted species

Reference:
• Yonow, N. (1993) Opisthobranchs from the Maldive Islands, includng descriptions of seven new species (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Revue fr. Aquariol., 20: 97-130.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (January 28) Nembrotha cf. guttata Yonow, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/nembcfgutt

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