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Tambja capensis Black Nudibranch

Tambja capensis ist in Südafrika endemisch.

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

Tambja capensis, atlantis reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2020 (CC-BY-SA)

rare orange morph/ pale brown morph
Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
11536 
AphiaID:
225522 
Scientific:
Tambja capensis 
German:
Schwarze Neosternschnecke, Kap Tambja 
English:
Black Nudibranch 
Category:
Nakensnegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Tambja (Genus) > capensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bergh, ), 1907 
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:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
57.2 °F - 62.6 °F (14°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Bryozoans (sea mats), 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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-23 19:49:17 

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Tambja capensis (Bergh, 1907)

Tambja capensis, commonly known as the The black nudibranch is blue-black coloured with a bright turquoise marginal line. Some specimens are brownish with a purple marginal line. Gills and rhinophores are black.

Nudibranchs of genus Tambja feed on bryozoans.Tambja capensis feeds on Bugula dentata (Dentate moss animal) and Bugula neritina (Neritic moss animal).

Synonymised names:
Nembrotha capensis Bergh, 1907

External links

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

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Tambja capensis, livingstone reef Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)

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Tambja capensis (Black nudibranch
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Tambja capensis (Black nudibranch)
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Tambja capensis, atlantis reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2020 (CC-BY-SA)
Tambja capensis, castor rock Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)
Tambja capensis (Black nudibranch)

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