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Species of gastropod

Polycera atra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Polycera
Species: P. atra
Binomial name
Polycera atra
(MacFarland, 1905)
Polycera atra from Princeton Harbor, California

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.

Distribution

This species of polycerid nudibranch was described from California.

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.

Ecology

Polycera atra feeds on the bryozoan Bugula.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (July 4) Polycera atra MacFarland, 1905. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Taxon identifiers
Polycera atra


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