About Hypselodoris capensis (Barnard, 1927)
Hypselodoris capensis, commonly called the Cape dorid, is a dorid nudibranch with a white body and smooth skin. Opaque white lines run along its notum, and it has irregular reddish-orange spots. Its mantle margin is broken blue-purple. It has eight gills arranged around the anus, and its rhinophores are perfoliate. The edges of both the rhinophores and gills are orange. This species can grow to a total length of 50 mm, and it is very similar in appearance to Hypselodoris carnea. Hypselodoris capensis is found along the South African coast, from the Cape Peninsula to the Wild Coast. It occurs subtidally to depths of at least 20 m, and is probably endemic to this region. It feeds on an undescribed pale blue sponge. Its egg ribbon forms a creamy collar made of several whorls.
