Polycera atra
Polycera atra, common name orange-spike polycera or sorcerer's sea slug, is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Polycera |
| Species: | P. atra |
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| Polycera atra (MacFarland, 1905)[1] | |
Polycera atra from Princeton Harbor, California
Distribution
This species of polycerid nudibranch was described from California.[2]
Description
The body of Polycera atra is translucent white with longitudinal black lines interspersed with rows of raised yellow spots. The oral veil has 4-8 tapering yellow-tipped papillae.[3]
References
- MacFarland, F.M., 1905. A preliminary account of the Dorididae of the Monterey Bay, California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 18: 35-54.
- MacFarland, F. M., 1966. Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences, 6: 1-546, pls. 1-72.
- Rudman, W.B., 2000 (July 4) Polycera atra MacFarland, 1905. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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