Ghost nudibranch | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
Family: | Polyceridae |
Genus: | Lecithophorus |
Species: | L. capensis |
Binomial name | |
Lecithophorus capensis Macnae, 1958 | |
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This species is endemic to the South African coast and is found on both sides of the Cape Peninsula from the intertidal to at least 30 m. [2]
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