Nembrotha purpureolineata  O'Donoghue, 1924
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Taxonomy:
Class: Gastropoda  Cuvier, 1797
Subclass: Heterobranchia  J.E. Gray, 1840
Clade: Euthyneura  Spengel, 1881
Clade: Nudipleura  Wägele & Willan, 2000
Order: Nudibranchia  Cuvier, 1817
Suborder: Euctenidiacea  Tardy, 1970
Infraorder: Doridacea  Thiele, 1931
Superfamily: Polyceroidea  Alder & Hancock, 1845
Family: Polyceridae  Alder & Hancock, 1845
Subfamily: Nembrothinae  Burn, 1967
Genus: Nembrotha  Bergh, 1877
Species: Nembrotha purpureolineata  O'Donoghue, 1924

originally posted at these websites as
Nembrotha rutilans (Pruvot-Fol, 1931) [Kentiella
according to 
Pola, M., Cervera, J.L. and Gosliner, T.M. 2008. Revision of the Indo-Pacific genus Nembrotha (Nudibranchia: Dorididae: Polyceridae), with description of two new species. Scientia Marina 72(1): 145-183.
is Nembrotha rutilans a junior synonym of
Nembrotha purpureolineata  O'Donoghue, 1924
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formerly placed in the Order: NUDIBRANCHIA, in the Subclass: OPISTHOBRANCHIA
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