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| Scientific name: |
Cuthona sp7 |
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| Common name: |
Blue candy nudibranch |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
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Genus |
Species |
| Mollusca |
Not Defined |
Gastropoda |
Opisthobranchia |
Nudibranchia |
Not Defined |
Tergipedidae |
Not Defined |
Cuthona |
Cuthona sp7 |
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Short Description:
The blue candy nudibranch is a vividly coloured nudibranch, having a purple body body and blue cerata with orange tips. The rhinophores are smooth and usually also purple, although they make take on the colours of the cerata. Also known as Trinchesia speciosa (Macnae, 1954)
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Identification
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Purple ovarall notum and rhinopores with blue cerata ending in orange tips
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| Size: |
20mm |
| Behaviour: |
Candy nudibranchs are hermaphrodites. Their egg mass is a spiral collar of orange eggs |
| Diet: |
Feed on hydroids of the genus Sertularella |
| Distribution: |
The candy nudibranch is endemic to South Africa. It is found from the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula to Port Elizabeth |
| Depth: |
Intertidally to at least 30 m. |
| Habitat: |
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- Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
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Database Statistics
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