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Hypselodoris capensis Cape dorid, White cape dorid

Hypselodoris capensis is commonly referred to as Cape dorid, White cape dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Hypselodoris capensis,stone dog gordons bay 2024 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
9341 
AphiaID:
225515 
Scientific:
Hypselodoris capensis 
German:
Kap Hypselodoris, Südafrikanische Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Cape Dorid, White Cape Dorid 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Hypselodoris (Genus) > capensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Barnard, ), 1927 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa, Yemen 
Sea depth:
- 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas 
Size:
1.57" - 2.17" (4cm - 5.5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Sponges 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-16 14:07:53 

Info

Hypselodoris capensis (Barnard, 1927)

Hypselodoris capensis is white with opaque white longitudinal lines.On the body there are irregular reddish-orange spots. The mantle margin is a broken blue-purple margin.This sea slug has eight gills arranged around the anus. The rhinophores and gills are orange edged.

Hypselodoris capensis feeds exclusively on an undescribed pale blue sponge. The Cape dorid is probably endemic to Southern Africa.

Very similar is Hypselodoris carnea.

Synonym:
Glossodoris capensis

External links

  1. Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Spawn

Hypselodoris Capensis,laying eggs, Castor Rock, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2018 (CC-BY-SA)
Hypselodoris Capensis,whittle rock false bay 2023 (CC-BY-SA)
Hypselodoris Capensis,whittle rock false bay 2023 (CC-BY-SA)

Commonly

Hypselodoris capensis (Cape Dorid),Port Elizabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Hypselodoris capensis (Cape Dorid),Port Elizabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Hypselodoris capensis (Cape Dorid),Port Elizabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Hypselodoris capensis (Cape Dorid),Port Elizabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Hypselodoris Capensis,pmb reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)
Hypselodoris capensis,stone dog gordons bay 2024 (CC-BY-SA)
Hypselodoris capensis,blousteen gordons bay, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

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