Crowned nudibranch
A species of Polycera Scientific name : Polycera capensis Genus : Polycera
Crowned nudibranch, A species of Polycera
Botanical name: Polycera capensis
Genus: Polycera
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Description
The crowned nudibranch is a smooth-bodied variably coloured nudibranch. The ground colour is white or grey and there are usually black, yellow or orange stripes longitudinally along the notum, though these can be absent. The head has six yellow projections. The gills and rhinophores are black, and may be spotted with yellow. Alongside the gills is a pair of yellow projections. The animal may reach 50 mm in total length.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Nudibranchs Family
Polyceridae Genus
Polycera Species
Crowned nudibranch 
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