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Okenia Amoenula
The fiery nudibranch, ''Okenia amoenula'', is a species of colourful sea slug, specifically a Doridacea, dorid nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae. Distribution This species is Endemism, endemic to the List of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa, South African coast and is found from the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula to Port Elizabeth intertidally to at least 30 m. It has also been reported from Angola. Description The fiery nudibranch is a small (up to 20 mm) smooth-bodied nudibranch which is often overlooked until its egg ribbons are seen. It is then often noticed in groups. It has a pale body streaked with orange and a margin characterised by yellow-orange tipped fingerlike projections which resemble flames. The rhinophores are white and the gills are orange-striped.Zsilavecz, G. 2007. ''Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay''. Ecology The fiery nudibranch is often found on bryozoans. Its egg ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
