Neptunazurea kempfi
Species of gastropod
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Neptunazurea kempfi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[3]
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| Oblique left side view of Neptunazurea kempfi. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Neptunazurea |
| Species: | N. kempfi |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptunazurea kempfi (Ev. Marcus, 1971)[2] | |
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Taxonomy
This species has previously been placed in the genera Chromodoris (Alder & Hancock, 1855) and Mexichromis (Bertsch, 1977).[4][5], then transferred to Felimare (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967) by Johnson & Gosliner in 2012.[6][5]
The most recent development belongs to Ribeiro et al. (2025)[7], in which molecular and morphological analysis of specimens within Felimare led to the establishment therein of genus Neptunazurea (Ribeiro, García-Méndez, Valdés, Schrödl & Padula, 2025). Neptunazurea kempfi specifically received a full taxonomic review within the study.
Distribution
Description
The body is elongate, narrow, with the posterior portion of foot extending slightly beyond the mantle margin.[5] Background color is bright blue with a thick yellow line around the mantle margin.[5] There is a central white line and a series of large black and white spots extend down the dorsum.[5] Rhinophores and gills are blue, branchial leaves are with black rachises.[5] It is up to 20 mm long.[5][9]