Английская Википедия:Amanda armata
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Amanda armata, the night sky nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[1]
Distribution
This species is endemic to South Africa, having only been found around the coast on both sides of the Cape Peninsula, intertidally to about 15 m.[2]
Description
The night sky nudibranch grows to between 10 and 20 mm in total length. It is a slender, pale-bodied nudibranch with groups of brown cerata having large white spots running down the length of the body. Its rhinophores are annulate, and there is a pair of elongated oral tentacles with white blotches.[3]
Ecology
The food and egg mass of this nudibranch are unknown.
References
External links
- ↑ Sartori, André F. (2014). Amanda armata Macnae, 1954. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-27
- ↑ Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Zsilavecz, G. 2007. Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. Шаблон:ISBN
