08 Limapontia capitata album. COMPARISON images of L. senestra at different growth stages.

08 Limapontia capitata album. COMPARISON images of L. senestra at different growth stages.

Digitiform rhinophores start to grow when L. senestra is 2 mm or longer. Early growth stage tentacles can resemble head crests of L. capitata; rear in captivity when in doubt. The metapodium is small and pale. L. senestra lives in full marine salinity, brackish lagoons and variable salinity pools at MHWS on exposed coasts.

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