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black nudibranch
Tambja capensis
The black nudibranch, scientific name Tambja capensis, is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. This species is endemic to South Africa.
From the article Black nudibranch on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The black nudibranch is a large (up to 80 mm) deep-bodied nudibranch. It is easily recognised because of its blue-black colour and bright turquoise marginal line. Some specimens are brownish with a purple marginal line. Its gills and rhinophores are black.
Range & habitat
This species is endemic to the South African coast, being found from the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula to Port Elizabeth from the shallow subtidal to at least 30 m.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The black nudibranch feeds on tree-like bryozoans. Its egg ribbon is a bright yellow rose-like spiral.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 627338.