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Chromodoris africana
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chromodoris africana, or four-coloured nudibranch, is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[1][2]
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Distribution
This species is known from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean to the southern KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa. It is found down to depths of 30m.[3][4]
Description
This species may grow to 75mm in total length. It is a smooth-bodied nudibranch, with a black ground colour, two white lines running down the notum, which has a white rim, and an orange margin. The gills and rhinophores are yellow to orange.[5]
Ecology
C. africana feeds on sponges.[3] It is known to eat a species of the sponge genus Negombata.[6][7]
References
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