Description
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Up to 7 cm long. Black, sometimes with cream or white spots, the rhinophores with an elongated white knob at the tip. The edge of the mantle is frilly, the rest of the body very soft and slimy. Habitat: eulittoral zone under rocks and boulders on coral rubble, gravel, algal beds or shelly sand in sheltered bays. Distribution: W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean; tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958).
Drummond, R.B. (1981) Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 168 - 169 (Includes a picture).
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