. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. ENDEMIC SOUTH AFRICAN CYPRAEIDAE 79 ov. Fig. 11. Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825. A. Female reproductive system. B. Male reproductive system. Living animal (Fig. IB, C) The foot is short and thick, rounded posteriorly. Most commonly the foot is salmon-pink in colour but it may occasionally be white, and black spots may be present. Specimens from False Bay generally possess a dense pattern of black lines. The smooth siphon is white or black with a white apex; the tip is slightly thickened but smooth. The
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. ENDEMIC SOUTH AFRICAN CYPRAEIDAE 79 ov. Fig. 11. Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825. A. Female reproductive system. B. Male reproductive system. Living animal (Fig. IB, C) The foot is short and thick, rounded posteriorly. Most commonly the foot is salmon-pink in colour but it may occasionally be white, and black spots may be present. Specimens from False Bay generally possess a dense pattern of black lines. The smooth siphon is white or black with a white apex; the tip is slightly thickened but smooth. The lemon-yellow tentacles are slender and slightly tapered. The mantle is salmon or translucent white, with finely stippled black specks, or marked with fine brown lines forming a 'finger-print' pattern. Specimens from False Bay to Cape Agulhas generally have a black mantle, which often possesses white wart-like or fleshy finger-like papillae. Mantle complex The arrangement of organs within the mantle complex is identical to that described for C. fuscorubra. The ctenidium consists of about 150 leaflets while the hypobranchial gland is composed of seven 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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