. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. AEOLID NUDIBRANCHS FROM TROPICAL SOUTHERN AFRICA 247 Coloration The living animals were translucent white covered with a dense pattern of opaque white pigment over much of the body. The head and basal halves of the rhinophores and oral tentacles are covered with chocolate-brown pigment. Brown is also present at the bases of the cerata and more diffusely on the dorsal portion of the foot. The digestive gland within the cerata is rusty brown. The cerata are ornamented with opaque white pigment, which i
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. AEOLID NUDIBRANCHS FROM TROPICAL SOUTHERN AFRICA 247 Coloration The living animals were translucent white covered with a dense pattern of opaque white pigment over much of the body. The head and basal halves of the rhinophores and oral tentacles are covered with chocolate-brown pigment. Brown is also present at the bases of the cerata and more diffusely on the dorsal portion of the foot. The digestive gland within the cerata is rusty brown. The cerata are ornamented with opaque white pigment, which is most dense on their anterior side and on the irregular tubercles. The tips of the cerata are opaque white. A thin subapical band of chocolate brown is present, as is a wider band of opaque white. Digestive system A single pair of ovoid oral glands is present along the sides of the buccal mass (Fig. 12A). They are approximately two-thirds the length of the buccal mass. The. Fig. 12. Berghia chaka sp. nov. A. Buccal region. Scale = 0,5 mm. B. Jaw. Scale = mm. C. Reproductive system. Scale = 0,25 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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