Variable neon slug
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| phylum | Mollusca | Nembrotha kubaryana, also known as the variable neon slug, is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. This species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific. This animal can reach a total length of more than 120 mm. It is a large dark-bodied nudibranch which may have green stripes running down the length of the body or have green raised spots. The margin of the foot and head is a vivid red-orange. The rhinophores and gills may be red or green. Nembrotha kubaryana is easily confused with a similar species, Nembrotha cristata although the latter has no red orange border on its foot.
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| class | Gastropoda | |
| superfamily | Polyceroidea | |
| family | Polyceridae | |
| species | Nembrotha kubaryana |
