| Inkspot nudibranch | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Ceratosoma |
| Species: | C. ingozi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratosoma ingozi Gosliner, 1996 | |
The inkspot nudibranch, Ceratosoma ingozi, is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
This species has so far only been found around the southern African coast from the Cape Peninsula to Port Elizabeth in 15–108 m of water. It is probably endemic.
The length of this marine species attains 80 mm.
The inkspot nudibranch is a deep-bodied dorid with a smooth skin and bluish-edged purple spots. It has creamy gills and rhinophores. Its body colour varies from a creamy yellow through pinks to purples. It may reach a total length of 80 mm.
It is bright orange in color with distinct, darker spots edged in blue, varying from dark red to black or brown. The body is club-shaped with a dorsal frill. When in water, creamy rhinophores (chemosensory tentacles) and a dorsal gill rosette are visible.
This species feeds on sponges. Its egg ribbon is a stiff collar of large yellow-orange eggs.
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