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Lecithophorus capensis White Ghost Nudibranch, Ghost Dorid

Lecithophorus capensis ist endemisch um das Kap von Südafrika.


Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

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lexID:
11594 
AphiaID:
599488 
Scientific:
Lecithophorus capensis 
German:
Weiße Geisterschnecke, Kap Lecithophorus, Geisterschnecke 
English:
White Ghost Nudibranch, Ghost Dorid 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Lecithophorus (Genus) > capensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Macnae, 1958 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
2 - 42 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef slopes, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
57.2 °F - 62.6 °F (14°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-18 16:38:55 

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Lecithophorus capensis Macnae, 1958

The body is translucent whitish in colour with brown and yellow of the internal organs showing through the semitransparent body wall.

The White ghost nudibranch feeds exclusively on bryozoans. Lecithophorus capensis is endemic to the Cape Province, South Africa.

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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