eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Jorunna tomentosa |
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| Common name: |
Velvet dorid |
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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 |
Not Defined |
Discodorididae |
Not Defined |
Jorunna |
Jorunna tomentosa |
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Short Description:
a Small o medium sized dorid with the body covered by minute elongate papillae in white , pale cream or grey with darker blotches . the rhinophores perfoliate with darker tips.Gills resemble a rose
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Identification
features: |
Minute dark spots on the body and darker tips on the rhinophores |
| Size: |
55mm |
| Behaviour: |
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| Diet: |
Feeds on demospongia |
| Distribution: |
Cape town to Port Elizabeth |
| Depth: |
1-20m |
| Habitat: |
Subtidal and shallow shore reefs |
| References: |
- Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
Guido Zsilavecz
- Nudibranchs of Southern Africa
(a guide to opistobranch molluscs of Southern Africa)
Terrence Gosliner
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
