About Pleurobranchaea bubala Ev.Marcus & Gosliner, 1984
Pleurobranchaea bubala has an average body length between 60 mm and 70 mm. This species has an oval, sandy-colored body with large opaque white bumps covering its notum. It has a spade-shaped head and two widely separated rhinophores. A single gill is located on the right side of its body. It can be mistaken for the related species Pleurobranchaea tarda, which is smaller, has smoother skin, and lives in deeper water. This species is endemic to the South African coast, where it occurs only between Hout Bay and Jeffreys Bay, at water depths of 5 to 30 meters. In ecology, this pleurobranch is a voracious predator that feeds on other opisthobranchs. It has been observed eating smaller individuals of its own species. Its egg ribbon forms a substantial roll made of several white loops.
