Melibe rosea
Rang, 1829
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Richard Willan: This dendronotid nudibranch is endemic to the Cape Province, South Africa. It is characterised by its small size (to 40 mm), pale pink coloration, and pustulose cerata each shaped like a cucumber. The cerata normally stand upright, but here they are pressed against the back – probably there was a strong current. This individual is slightly atypical in having only white speckles on the back; normally there is a heavy white encrustation on the back and ceratal bases.
| Location: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Photographer: | Guido Zsilavecz |
| Taken on: | January 19, 2008 |
| Viewed: | 300 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: | Dendronotina |
| Family: | Tethydidae |
| Species: | Melibe rosea |