Bonisa nakaza from South Africa
February 3, 2003
From: Valda Fraser
Dear Bill,
This has to be one of my favourites. Do you have any information on its name? In Zulu –'bonisa' means to show, and 'nyakaza' means to move. Maybe there is some link, but I can’t work it out.
Data: Cape St Francis, Eastern Cape, South Africa, 25m. Size: 40mm. Jan 2003.
Regards,
Valda Fraser
valdafraser@mweb.co.za
Fraser, V., 2003 (Feb 3) Bonisa nakaza from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9058Thanks Valda,
Concerning its name. In Terry Gosliner's description he writes:
Bonisa = ".. is named for my wife Bonnie Isabel ...."
nakaza = ".. is a Zulu word meaning 'to adorn with beautiful colours', and the name is based on the bright coloration typical of this species."
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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