Cratena capensis, the orange-eyed nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Orange-eyed nudibranch being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Phidiana milleri
- Paraflabellina funeka
- Coryphella verrucosa
- Coryphella longicaudata
- Antiopella longidentata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Facelinidae
- Genus
- Cratena
- Species
- Cratena capensis
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