#variable neon slug

[birdblues]

Variable Neon Slug

[nudibranchz]

Happy Nudibranch Nursday!! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

*comically long yawn* well I seem to have just woken up from a 3-day-long weed nap. Anyway I'm back on my bullshit as usual

Today's nudibranch is the Nembrotha kubaryana, aka the variable neon slug or the dusky nembrotha! It also has another bi-name but its a slur. I dont. Know why its called a slur. Freaky ass 17th century taxonomists

[oceansoftheworld]

(Photo by Serap Selçuk Atabaş)

Variable neon slug

[psikonauti]

Nembrotha kubaryana nudibranch

[pterosauridae]

The first five entries for Anthro August (challenge I created for fun): presented to you with a matching animal!

1. Variable neon slug (Nembrotha kubaryana)

2. Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco)

3. Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus

4. Triceratops horridus

5. Afghan hound

Stay tuned for another quintet!

[oceansoftheworld]

(Photo by Adam Hanlon)

The variable neon slug or the dusky nembrotha (Nembrotha kubaryana) is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. 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. It is easily confused with a similar species, Nembrotha cristata, although the latter has no red orange border on its foot.

[battiestbelfry]

meet pogo! they're based off of a variable neon slug (nembrotha kubaryana)

[thecreatureawaits]

The Creature Awaits #49:

Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry.  Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )

This week: A NEON CREATURE DOUBLE-FEATURE!

(Top Photograph by Jens Petersen, Bottom Photograph by Chad Ordelheide (Both are CC BY-SA 3.0))

The Variable Neon Slug

A.K.A: The Dusky Nembrotha

Scientific Name: Nembrotha kubaryana

Region: Tropical Sea Waters in the Indo-West Pacific

Size:  ~4.72" (~12cm) long

(Photograph by Jens Petersen (CC BY-SA 3.0))

Pseudobiceros hancockanus

Scientific Name: Pseudobiceros hancockanus (No common name officially listed)

Region:  On or near coral reefs/sea floors in the Great Barrier Reef, Heron Islands, Indonesia, Australia, Fiji, Kenya and Japan

Size: ~1.97"-~3.15" (~5-8cm) long

(You can learn more about these colorful and fascinating species at the following links: http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/nembkuba & https://prezi.com/mm9j3zgk65gy/pseudobiceros-hancockanus/ )

Interesting Note: I wonder if the designers of Monster Hunter World referenced these species (obviously not entirely due to the cerata, but maybe at least in part..) when designing the Namielle Palico Armor.......