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Similar Flabellina funeka, Goniobranchus kuniei, Black nudibranch, Triopha catalinae, Risbecia | ||
The brown-spotted nudibranch, currently known simply as Aphelodoris sp. 2, is an undescribed species of dorid nudibranch as designated by Zsilavecz, 2007. As at November 2009, it remains undescribed by science. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae.
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Distribution
This species has so far only been found around the southern African coast on the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula in 10-35 m of water.
Description
The brown-spotted nudibranch is a white-bodied dorid with a bumpy skin and a few brown blotches of varying sizes on its notum. Its margin has opaque white dots. It has eight gills arranged around the anus and its rhinophores are perfoliate. It can grow to reach a total length of 40 mm.
References
Brown-spotted nudibranch Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA