Nudi Pixel: Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs Identification with Photographs

Mandelia mirocornata

Also known as: Mandelia microcornata

Photographed by: Guido Zsilavecz

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Opisthobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Doridacea
Family:	Mandeliidae
Species:	Mandelia mirocornata

This dorid nudibranch is endemic to South Africa. It is related to Doriopsilla in having no radula and feeding suctorially on sponges.

Locality:

• South Africa
  • Cape Town (6) Jan, Mar, May, Dec

 

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