Nembrotha purpureolineata O'Donoghue, 1924

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 : 74

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scientific name	Nembrotha purpureolineata O'Donoghue, 1924
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Nembrotha purpureolineata O'Donoghue, 1924 View in CoL

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Material examined. Five specimens. MB28-004445, ZGWS, 0 2 Feb. 2012, 17 m, 51mm; MHN-YT145, ZWH, 0 5 Feb. 2012, 17, 57mm; MB28-004488, ZGWN, 19 Feb. 2012, 28 m, 71mm, collected by P. Velho; MB28-004489, ZGWN, 19 Feb. 2012, 27 m, 62mm, collected by S. Bruck; MB28-004490, ZGWN, 19 Feb. 2012, 27 m, 58mm, collected by S. Bruck.

Habitats. Subtropical rocky reefs.

Occurrences. Ponta do Ouro, Zavora and Paindane.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west Pacific. Australia ( Pola et al. 2008; Nimbs & Smith 2016), Indonesia ( Yonow 2011) and Mozambique (Gosliner et al. 2008, 2015).

Remarks. This species has been observed feeding on the ascidian Clavelina spp.

References

O'Donoghue, C. H. (1924) Report on Opisthobranchiata from the Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, with description of a new parasitic copepod. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 35 (237), 521 - 579, pls. 27 - 30. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1924. tb 00053. x

Pola, M., Cervera, J. L. & Gosliner, T. M. (2008) Revision of the Indo-Pacific genus Nembrotha (Nudibranchia: Dorididae: Polyceridae), with a description of two new species. Scientia Marina, 72 (1), 145 - 183. https: // doi. org / 10.3989 / scimar. 2008.72 n 1145

Yonow, N. (2011) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon Part 15. The suborder Doridina (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia). Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden, 85, 805 - 956.

Figures

FIGURE 24. A, Nembrotha kubaryana (MB28-005087). B, Nembrotha lineolata (MB28-004525). C, Nembrotha livingstonei (MB28-004737). D, Nembrotha milleri (MB28-005049). E, Nembrotha purpureolineata (MB28-004488). F, Nembrotha cf. yonowae (MB28-004707).G, Roboastra gracilis (MB28-004593).H, Roboastraluteolineata (MB28-004846).I, Tambjaaffinis (MB28-004750).J, Tambja amakusana (MB28-004497).K, Tambja morosa (MB28-004437). L, Tambja zulu (MB28-004748).