Polycera abei
Appearance
Polycera abei | |
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The nudibranch, Polycera-abei, Mirs Bay, Hong Kong. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
Family: | Polyceridae |
Genus: | Polycera |
Species: | P. abei
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Binomial name | |
Polycera abei | |
Synonyms | |
Greilada abei Baba, 1960 |
Polycera abei is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
Distribution
[edit]This species of polycerid nudibranch was described from Japan.
Description
[edit]The body of Polycera abei is translucent yellowish-white. The entire back and sides are covered with moderate sized black spots and fewer, slightly larger, orange spots. The oral veil has six tapering black-tipped papillae.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Baba, K. 1960. The genera Polycera, Palio, Greilada and Thecacera from Japan (Nudibranchia - Polyceridae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 8(1):75-78, pl. 6.
- ^ Polycera abei at Gastropods.com
External links
[edit]- Photos of Polycera abei on Sealife Collection