Polycera alabe
Polycera alabe is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
| Polycera alabe | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Polycera |
| Species: | P. alabe |
| Binomial name | |
| Polycera alabe Collier & Farmer, 1964[1] | |
Distribution
This species of polycerid nudibranch was described from the southeast side of Isla de Cedros, Baja California, Mexico. The species appears to be confined to Mexico and southern California, being replaced by a similar species, Polycera anae further south in Costa Rica and Panama.[2]
Description
The body of Polycera alabe is black with raised orange spots covering the back and sides. The oral veil has 4 tapering papillae which are either dark grey or white and the gills and rhinophores are black with a few orange spots.[2][3]
References
- Collier, C. L. & Farmer, W. M. (1964). Additions to the nudibranch fauna of the East Pacific and the Gulf of California. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History, 13: 377–396.
- Pola M., Sánchez-Benítez M. & Ramiro B. (2014). The genus Polycera Cuvier, 1817 (Nudibranchia: Polyceridae) in the eastern Pacific Ocean, with redescription of Polycera alabe Collier & Farmer, 1964 and description of a new species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 80: 551-561.
- Miller, M. D. (2005). Polycera alabe at the Slug Site.
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