eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Godiva quadricolor |
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| Common name: |
Four-colour Nudibranch |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Mollusca |
Not Defined |
Gastropoda |
Orthogastropoda |
Opisthobranchia |
Nudibranchia |
Facelinidae |
Not defined |
Godiva |
Godiva quadricolor |
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Short Description:
A slender pale-bodied nudibranch with many cerata striped in bands of blue, yellow and orange. Its head is orange with rugose orange rhinophores and has a pair of orange oral tentacles with a white central stripe.
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Identification
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| Size: |
25mm |
| Behaviour: |
Its egg ribbon is a globular mass of white zigzags |
| Diet: |
Preys on anemones and on other nudibranchs |
| Distribution: |
This species occurs in the Mediterranean, off western Australia, West Africa, and the South African coast from the Cape Peninsula to East London, |
| Depth: |
Intertidally to 20m |
| Habitat: |
Rocky pools and reefs |
| Reference: |
- Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
Guido Zsilavecz
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.wikipedia.org/
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Database Statistics
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