Nembrotha sp 14

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

PHOTO

Feeding on colonial ascidian. SW Pemba Is., Tanzania. Feb 1999. Photo: B.E. Picton

This is the animal Eliot (1904) identified as Nembrotha cristata but that species is black with bright green spots, while this is green with small black spots.

Note added 14 July 2002: This is probably a form of Nembrotha milleri. See Mary Jane Adams' message and Bernard Picton's message.

Reference:
• Eliot, C.N.E. (1904) On some nudibranchs from East Africa and Zanzibar. Part V. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1904(2): 83-105, Pls.3-4.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (May 6) Nembrotha sp 14 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/nembsp14