Thecacera pennigera
(Montagu, 1815)
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Richard Willan: Nowadays this small dorid nudibranch has a widespread distribution in the (tropical and temperate) seas of the world as the result of accidental transportation by ships. Its original range will probably never be known with certainty.
| Location: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Photographer: | Guido Zsilavecz |
| Taken on: | January 19, 2008 |
| Viewed: | 337 times |
| Posted: | 8 months ago |
| Updated: | 8 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Species: | Thecacera pennigera |