Lepeophtheirus pectoralis Lepeophtheirus pectoralis Lepeophtheirus pectoralis is a species of parasitic copepod. It is a parasite of flatfish, the most frequent hosts being the European flounder ("Platichthys flesus"), the plaice ("Pleuronectes platessa"), and the dab ("Limanda limanda"). It feeds on the mucus, skin and blood of the fish, with oviferous females being found in the pectoral and pelvic fins of the host, while immature individuals and males are found in the rest of the body. Its life cycle consists of five phases and ten stages. The first two stages are free swimming nauplius I and II, while the third stage is the
Orange-eyed nudibranch cerata are reddish or orange with white tips. The colour of the cerata varies with diet. This nudibranch feeds on a variety of hydroids. Its egg mass is a broad coil of one or two whorls. Orange-eyed nudibranch The orange-eyed nudibranch, scientific name "Cratena capensis", is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. This species has only been found around the South African coast from Saldanha Bay to Port Alfred, intertidally to at least 30 m. It is endemic to South Africa. The orange-eyed nudibranch grows to between