white-spotted nudibranch Doriopsilla capensis |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
Family: | Dendrodorididae |
Genus: | Doriopsilla |
Species: | D. capensis |
Binomial name | |
Doriopsilla capensis |
The white-spotted nudibranch, Doriopsilla capensis, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae.
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This species has so far only been found around the southern African coast off the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula in 10-30 m. It is probably endemic.[1]
The white-spotted nudibranch has a translucent white- to tan-coloured body, which may have a bluish tinge. The body is covered with white protuberances. The margin is opaque white. The perfoliate rhinophores are cream-coloured as is the gill rosette. It may reach a total length of 30 mm.[2]
This species has been found among sponges.