Flabellina capensis

(Thiele, 1925)

Flabellina capensis
Photographed by: Guido Zsilavecz

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Opisthobranchia
Order:Nudibranchia
Suborder:Aeolidina
Family:Flabellinidae
Species:Flabellina capensis

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2988
This species of aeolid, which is endemic to the Cape Province, is characterised by the uniformly red cerata, the vivid white lines on the cerata, tail and oral tentacles, and by its irregularly roughened rhinophores.

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