eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Piseinotecus sp. |
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| Common name: |
Jacoby nudibranch |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
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Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
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Genus |
Species |
| Mollusca |
Not Defined |
Gastropoda |
Opisthobranchia |
Nudibranchia |
Not Defined |
Scolioidea |
Not Defined |
Piseinotecus |
Piseinotecus sp. |
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Short Description:
A small nudibranch with a white notum and white cerata ending in a yellow tip.The rhinopores and oral tentacles are yellow and you can see the black viscera through the transparent notum.
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Identification
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The clear body with white cerata tipped with yellow can easily mistaken for the Cuthona behrensi from Panama. Aside from the obvious difference in geographic occurrence, in Piseinotecus , you can see the black viscera through the transparent notum. |
| Size: |
12mm |
| Behaviour: |
Unknown |
| Diet: |
Feed on hydroids |
| Distribution: |
It has been found in the western Pacific of Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Phillipines and even southern Japan and now Port Elizabeth
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| Depth: |
Unknown |
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Database Statistics
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