Nembrotha milleri

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Nembrotha milleri
Nembrotha milleri in Philippines.jpg
Nembrotha milleri in the Philippines
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Polyceridae
Subfamily:
Nembrothinae
Genus:
Nembrotha
Species:
N. milleri
Binomial name
Nembrotha milleri
& Behrens, 1997[1]

Nembrotha milleri is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. This species was named after the nudibranch enthusiast Michael D. Miller.[2]

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. There is another nudibranch species known only as in East Africa which may be a form of Nembrotha milleri.[2]

Description[]

This animal can reach a total length of at least 60 mm. It has a grey-green to dark green body with blackish longitudinal wrinkles running down the length of the body. A different color form with pale yellowish green background has been observed around Taiwan. The rhinophores and gills are typically black.

  • A pair of mating Nembrotha milleri

  • Nembrotha milleri at Verde Island, the Philippines

Ecology[]

Nembrotha milleri feeds on ascidians and tunicates. It has been seen feeding on the green-ringed ascidian, .[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Gosliner, T.M. & Behrens, D.W. (1997) "Description of four new species of phanerobranch dorids from the Indo-Pacific, with a redescription of Gymnodoris aurita (Gould, 1852)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 49(9): 287-308.
  2. ^ a b c Rudman, W.B., 2000 (July 30) Nembrotha milleri Gosliner & Behrens, 1997. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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