Aphelodoris brunnea
Bergh, 1907

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae

DISTRIBUTION

South Africa [Buffels Bay, nr Cape Point, to East London]

PHOTO

2 specimens showing colour variation. Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. 24 February 2002, depth of 10m along with over 30 other specimens. Length: 35 mm. Photo: Lindsay Warren.

Translucent white with a mottled pattern of brown on dorsum and side of body/foot. Pattern very variable. Rhinophores translucent cream, sometimes mottled with brown. Translucent gills also mottled with brown to varying degrees.

References:
• Bergh, L.S.R. (1907) The Opisthobrachia of South Africa. Transactions of the South African Philosophocal Society, 17: 1-144.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (September 8) Aphelodoris brunnea Bergh, 1907. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/aphebrun

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