Antiopella longidentata | |
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A silvertip nudibranch, either J. longidentatus or J. capensis | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura ContentsCladobranchia |
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Species: | J. longidentatus |
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Janolus longidentatus Gosliner, 1981 [1] | |
Antiopella longidentata (Gosliner, 1981), previously named Janolus longidentatus, the medallion silvertip nudibranch, is a species of nudibranch, or sea slug. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Proctonotidae.
Apart from striking differences in the egg ribbons, individuals of this species are externally not distinguishable from the Cape silvertip nudibranch Antiopella capensis .
This species is endemic to the South African coast and is found on both sides of the Cape Peninsula, from the intertidal border to at least 30 m. [2]
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This species of nudibranch feeds on a bryozoan, the spiral moss animal, Menipea triseriata . The egg mass is a flat spiral of capsules with 5-7 eggs per capsule. [3] The egg ribbon of the Cape silvertip nudibranch is globular, convoluted and has numerous eggs per capsule.
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