Aphelodoris brunnea
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| Aphelodoris brunnea | |
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| A live individual of Aphelodoris brunnea in situ, head end towards the upper left | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Dorididae |
| Genus: | Aphelodoris |
| Species: | A. brunnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphelodoris brunnea Bergh, 1907 | |
Aphelodoris brunnea, the variable dorid, is a species of dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae.
This species is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from Buffels Bay near Cape Point to East London. It is common off Port Elizabeth and is found from the low intertidal to 15 m.[1]
