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Nembrotha megalocera
Yonow, 1990
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Nembrothinae
DISTRIBUTION
Red Sea
PHOTO
Protector Reef, Red Sea, off Sudan, 45mm long crawling. May 12,1995. Depth: 8 meters. Photos: Mary Jane Adams.
Described from the Red Sea, this species has close similarities in colour to a group of western Pacific species, including Nembrotha rutilans. It is reported to swim by lateral flexion when disturbed.
Reference:
• Yonow, N. (1990) Red Sea Opisthobranchia 3: The orders Sacoglossa, Cephalaspidea, and Nudibranchia: Doridacea (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia). Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 11: 286-299.
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (August 3) Nembrotha megalocera Yonow, 1990. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/nembmega
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