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Nembrotha kubaryana  Bergh, 1877

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Nembrotha kubaryana is pretty vriable in coulor. It is black with green pustules, some have orange pustules also, or green longitudinal ridges. There is a bright orange or red border to the foot and around the oral lappets. The rhinophores and gills have orange markings or are green. Nembrotha kubaryana is similar in size and colour to Nembrotha cristata, its main point of difference is the red border to its foot and to Nembrotha livingstonei , which has also a red border to its foot, but differs by having a characteristic white cross-like mark between the rhinophores. Nembrotha kubaryana feeds on the green compound ascidian Eudistoma olivaceum. and other ascidians.
More informations on Nembrotha kubaryana are at Bill Rudman's Sea-Slug Forum!