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Janolus nakaza

Also known as: Bonisa nakaza

Photographed by: Guido Zsilavecz

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Opisthobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Arminina
Family:	Zephyrinidae
Species:	Janolus nakaza

An individual of the colour form with translucent white cerata with orange tips.

The genus Bonisa was synonymised with Janolus some years ago. This zephyrinid nudibranch, which is variable in colouration (it can have blue, salmon pink, yellow, or orange pigment on the cerata), is endemic to the Cape Province of South Africa.

Locality:

• South Africa
  • Cape Town (3) Jun

 

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