''Nembrotha'' is a

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s, marine

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. ''Nembrotha'' is the

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of the subfamily Nembrothinae.

Species

Species in the genus Nembrotha include: * '' Nembrotha aurea'' Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008Pola 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. * '' 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 * '' 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, 1877Pola 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.Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Feb 29
Re: ''Nembrotha kubaryana'' or ''Nembrotha nigerrima''?.
essage inSea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. * ''Nembrotha rutilans'' Pruvot-Fol, 1931: synonym of '' Nembrotha purpureolineata'' O'Donoghue, 1924 * ''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)

References

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