eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Leminda millecra |
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| Common name: |
Frilled nudibranch |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Mollusca |
Not Defined |
Gastropoda |
Opisthobranchia |
Nudibranchia |
Arminina |
Charcotiidae |
Not defined |
Leminda |
Leminda millecra |
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Short Description:
The frilled nudibranch is a large smooth-bodied nudibranch with a frilled appearance. Margins of the body have a bright bluish edge, and the body may have pink or brown pigmentation. The rhinopores are elongated and smooth, and emerge from a scrolled sheath
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Identification
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| Size: |
90mm |
| Behaviour: |
Its egg mass consists of fat white convoluted curls with large eggs distinctly visible. |
| Diet: |
The food of the frilled nudibranch is unknown |
| Distribution: |
This species is endemic to the South African coast and is found from the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula to Port Elizabeth |
| Depth: |
10-40m |
| Habitat: |
Rocky reefs |
| Reference: |
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.wikipedia.org/ |
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eastern cape scuba diving
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