page_title: Nudibranch
hierarchical_section_title: Nudibranch
caption_attribution_description: English: Nudibranch (Nembrotha kubaryana) eating clavelina tunicate colony.
context_page_description: Nudibranchs are a widespread and successful group of marine Gastropod molluscs. The name means 'naked gills'. They are shelless and uncoiled Gastropods, famous for their brilliant colours. There are more than 3000 known species.
  Nudibranchs are one of the groups which are informally known as sea slugs. This is a term which includes other Gastropod groups which look similar to nudibranchs. Sea slugs is an informal term; it is not a monophyletic group.
context_section_description: Nudibranchs are a widespread and successful group of marine Gastropod molluscs. The name means 'naked gills'. They are shelless and uncoiled Gastropods, famous for their brilliant colours. There are more than 3000 known species.
  Nudibranchs are one of the groups which are informally known as sea slugs. This is a term which includes other Gastropod groups which look similar to nudibranchs. Sea slugs is an informal term; it is not a monophyletic group.
caption: Nudibranchs (Nembrotha kubaryana) eating clavelina tunicate colonies. They also take the stinging cells of jellyfish when they eat them.
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