Nembrotha yonowae
Goethel and Debelius, 1992
Also known as: Nembrotha guttata
Photographed by: Dave Harasti
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Species: | Nembrotha yonowae |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #29802
A juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #12301
A juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #7052
The individual in this photo is eating a transparent sea squirt.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #842
At the moment I would call this Nembrotha cf. guttata, or simply Nembrotha sp. All the Indian Ocean ones are orange and black with some green, but all the Pacific photos I have seen have distinctive white markings on the body, rhinophores, and gills. The spots are also different, as is the ground colour. Without bodies, I am afraid it is impossible to say. There do seem to be consistent geographical differences between these two, although there are a number or green and orange spotted species.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1085
A juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1149
A juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1411
This individual is a bit unusual in having pale violet-blue rhinophores and gills (they are usually black).Locality:
- Indonesia
- Kenya
- Watamu (6) Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
- Kilifi Creek (1) Dec
- Philippines
- Anilao (4) Mar, May
- Malapascua (3) Jan, May, Sep
- Negros (2) Dec
- Puerto Galera (2) Jul, Aug
- Panglao (1) Sep
- Camiguin (1) Jun
- Cebu (1) Apr
- Dumaguete (1) Apr
- Malaysia
- Kapalai (1) Jun
- Tanzania
- Zanzibar (1) Jan
- Vietnam
- Vietnam (1) Feb
- Thailand
- Similan Islands (1) Nov
