Nembrotha livingstonei Allan, 1933 - Polyceridae

Nembrotha livingstonei

Allan, 1933

Photographed by: Brian Mayes

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Opisthobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Doridina
Family:	Polyceridae
Species:	Nembrotha livingstonei

Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #26704

A slight variation on the theme...

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #17654

A juvenile individual.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #10427

This individual shows a most atypical colour form with thin longitudinal lines joining up the pustules.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #8499

A juvenile individual

Comment from Marta Pola on photo #1643

Comment from Dr. Marta Pola: This species is clearly Nembrotha livingstonei. The presence of lines or spots may vary between different specimens but the white cross-shaped marking on top of the head is very characteristic of this species.

Comment from Dr. Richard C. Willan: Possibly an undescribed species. This is a very interesting specimen that I cannot name easily. It has the white cross-shaped marking on top of the head like Nembrotha livingstonei but it also has dark longitudinal stripes on the body (Nembrotha livingstonei only has spots) like Nembrotha lineolata and Nembrotha chamberlaini The red ring around the rhinophoral pocket and foot margin are distinctive.