Nembrotha milleri
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| Nembrotha milleri in the Philippines | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | N. milleri
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| Nembrotha milleri Gosliner & Behrens, 1997
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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.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. There is another nudibranch species known only as Nembrotha sp. 14 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.
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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, Sigillina signifera.[2]
References
- SeaSlug info at http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/nembmill accessed 8 December 2009
- 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.
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