Tambja capensis
(Bergh, 1907)

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Nembrothinae

DISTRIBUTION

Temperate waters of South Africa.

PHOTO

Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Depth 10 meters. Photo: Charels Rowe

Uniformly black with a blue-green margin to the mantle. Described as Nembrotha but moved to Tambja on account of its radular morphology (Gosliner, 1987). Feeds on arborescent bryozoans and found from intertidal to 30m.

Reference:
•Gosliner, T,M. (1987) Nudibranchs of Southern Africa

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (July 9) Tambja capensis (Bergh, 1907). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/tambcape

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