The rare ocellate dorid. First specimen.
The rare ocellate dorid. Second specimen.
Both photos Guido Zsilavecz
Previously only seen once at Glencairn, Guido Zsilavecz spotted numerous specimens of this species on a dive at Long Beach, while writing of his guide to Cape Peninsula nudibranches. Subsequently he saw them regularly over several weeks. Then they disappeared and were not seen until recently, when two specimens were found. One of these was found at exactly the same location where he found the first one at Long Beach over a year ago!
For further details on this and other nudibranchs, see "Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay", available directly from SURG and better dive shops and books stores in Cape Town.
Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay, G Zsilavecz, 2007
Nudibranchs of Southern Africa - a guide to the opisthobranch molluscs of southern Africa, T Gosliner, 1987.