Revision of the Indo-Pacific genus <em>Nembrotha</em> (Nudibranchia: Dorididae: Polyceridae), with a description of two new species

Marta Pola; J. Lucas Cervera; Terrence M. Gosliner

doi:10.3989/scimar.2008.72n1145

Authors

Marta Pola Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Universidad de Cádiz
J. Lucas Cervera Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Universidad de Cádiz
Terrence M. Gosliner Department of Invertebrates Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2008.72n1145

Keywords:

Nudibranchia, Nembrothinae, Nembrotha, Indo-Pacific, synonym

Abstract

Anatomical examination of new material collected from the Indo-Pacific and the review of several collections from around the world allows for the revision of the genus Nembrotha Bergh, 1877. Two new species, Nembrotha rosannulata n. sp. and Nembrotha aurea n. sp., are described. The oldest available name for the genus is Nembrotha nigerrima Bergh, 1877, which was subsequently designated as the type species by O’Donoghue, 1924. The study of the original type material of N. nigerrima confirmed that it is a senior synonym of another name introduced subsequently, Nembrotha kubaryana Bergh, 1877, the name most commonly used for this species. However, according to the provisions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (Article 23.9.1), there is no reason to invalidate the senior name Nembrotha nigerrima, since it has been used as valid after 1899. Nembrotha cristata Bergh, 1877, N. lineolata Bergh, 1905, N. purpureolineata O’Donoghue, 1924, N. livingstonei Allan, 1933, N. megalocera Yonow, 1990 and N. guttata Yonow, 1993, which are poorly known, are redescribed. Nembrotha rutilans (Pruvot-Fol, 1931) is synonymised with N. purpureolineata. Nembrotha yonowae Goethel and Debelius, 1992 is synonymised with N. guttata. The radulae of Nembrotha milleri Gosliner and Behrens, 1997 and N. mullineri Gosliner and Behrens, 1997 are redescribed.

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Author Biography

Marta Pola, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Universidad de Cádiz

Department of Invertebrates Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California

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