Nembrotha Explained

Nembrotha is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae.

Nembrotha is the type genus of the subfamily Nembrothinae.

Species

Species in the genus Nembrotha include:

• Nembrotha aurea Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008^[1]
• Nembrotha chamberlaini Gosliner & Behrens, 1997
• Nembrotha cristata Bergh, 1877
• Nembrotha kubaryana Bergh, 1877
• Nembrotha lineolata Bergh, 1905
• Nembrotha livingstonei Sllan, 1933
• Nembrotha megalocera Yonow, 1990
• Nembrotha milleri Gosliner & Behrens, 1997
• Nembrotha mullineri Gosliner & Behrens, 1997
• Nembrotha purpureolineata O'Donoghue, 1924
• Nembrotha rosannulata Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008^[1]
• Nembrotha yonowae Goethel & Debelius, 1992

Species brought into synonymy:

• Nembrotha affinis Eliot, 1904: synonym of Tambja affinis (Eliot, 1904)
• Nembrotha arnoldi Burn, 1957 : synonym of Gymnodoris arnoldi (Burn, 1957)
• Nembrotha capensis Bergh, 1907: synonym of Tambja capensis (Bergh, 1907)
• Nembrotha diaphana Bergh, 1877: synonym of Tambja diaphana (Bergh, 1877)
• Nembrotha divae Er. Marcus, 1958: synonym of Martadoris divae (Er. Marcus, 1958)
• Nembrotha edwardsi (Angas, 1864): synonym of Crimora edwardsi (Angas, 1864)
• Nembrotha eliora Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967: synonym of Tambja eliora (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967)
• Nembrotha gracilis Bergh, 1877: synonym of Roboastra gracilis (Bergh, 1877)
• Nembrotha gratiosa Bergh, 1890: synonym of Tambja gratiosa (Bergh, 1890)
• Nembrotha guttata Yonow, 1993: synonym of Nembrotha yonowae Goethel & Debelius, 1992
• Nembrotha hubbsi Lance, 1968: synonym of Tambja eliora (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967)
• Nembrotha limaciformis Eliot, 1908: synonym of Martadoris limaciformis (Eliot, 1908)
• Nembrotha morosa Bergh, 1877: synonym of Tambja morosa (Bergh, 1877)
• Nembrotha nigerrima Bergh, 1877: synonym of Nembrotha kubaryana Bergh, 1877^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Nembrotha rutilans Pruvot-Fol, 1931: synonym of Nembrotha purpureolineata O'Donoghue, 1924^[1]
• Nembrotha sagamiana Baba, 1955: synonym of Tambja sagamiana (Baba, 1955)
• Nembrotha tabescens (Risbec, 1928): synonym of Martadoris limaciformis (Eliot, 1908)
• Nembrotha verconis Basedow & Hedley, 1905: synonym of Tambja verconis (Basedow & Hedley, 1905)

Notes and References

1. Pola M., Cervera J. L. & Gosliner T. M. (2008) "Revision of the Indo-Pacific genus Nembrotha (Nudibranchia: Dorididae: Polyceridae), with description of two new species". Scientia Marina 72(1): 145-183.
2. Pola M., Cervera J. L. & Gosliner T. M. (2008) "Description of the First Roboastra Species (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Nembrothinae) from the Western Atlantic". Bulletin of Marine Science 83(2): 391-399.
3. Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Feb 29) Re: Nembrotha kubaryana or Nembrotha nigerrima?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.