Nembrotha aurea Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008

Tibiriçá, Yara, Pola, Marta & Cervera, Juan Lucas, 2017, Astonishing diversity revealed: an annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique, Zootaxa 4359 (1), pp. 1-133 : 71

Nembrotha aurea Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008

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Material examined. Eight specimens. MB28-004448, ZGWS, 0 2 Feb. 2012, 22m, 37mm; MB28-004458, ZWH, 0 5 Feb. 2012, 18m, 43mm, collected by L. Robisson; MB28-004467, ZRP, 0 7 Feb. 2012, 1m, 18mm, collected by P. Velho; MB28-004479, 11 Feb. 2012, BL, 32m, 50mm, collected by S. Bruck; MB28-004491, 20 Feb. 2012, ZAR, 32m, 39mm; MHN-YT347, 0 6 May 2012, ZRP, 2m, 28mm; MB28-0 0 4863, POB, 12 May 2014, 16m, 21mm; MB28-004912, 13 Jun. 2014, NKA, 20m, 34mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reefs, seagrass, rocky reefs and tropical coral reefs.

Occurrences. Ponta do Ouro, Zavora, Barra and Nacala.

Geographic distribution. Western Indian Ocean. Tanzania, Comoros Islands ( Pola et al. 2008), South Africa ( Gosliner 1987; Pola et al. 2008) and Mozambique ( Pola et al. 2008).

Figures

FIGURE 23. A, Dendrodoris krusensternii (MB28-004839), ventro-lateral view. B–D, Dendrodoris nigra (MB28-004635, MHN-YT818 and MB28-004949, respectively). E–F, Dendrodoris tuberculosa (MB28-004692), dorsal and ventral view. G, Doriopsilla sp. 1 (MB28-004804). H, Doriopsilla sp. 2 (ZMBN105124). I–J, Thecacera pacifica (MB28-004909 and MB28- 004962, respectively). K, Thecaceracf. picta (MB28-004858).L, Nembrotha aurea (MB28-004863).