Polycera
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Polycera is a genus
of sea slug
s, specifically nudibranch
s, shell-less marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae
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Polycera is the type genus of the family Polyceridae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, specifically nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, shell-less marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae
Polyceridae
Polyceridae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the Superfamily Polyceroidea.- Taxonomy :...
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Polycera is the type genus of the family Polyceridae.
Species
Species in the genus Polycera include:- Polycera abeiPolycera abeiPolycera abei is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae....
(Baba, 1960) - originally desctribed by Baba as Greilada abei - Polycera atra MacFarland, 1905 orange-spike polycera
- Polycera aurantiomarginata García Gómez & Bobo, 1984
- Polycera aurisula Er. Marcus, 1957
- Polycera capensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
- Polycera chillunaPolycera chillunaPolycera chilluna is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae....
Er. Marcus, 1961 harlequin - Polycera dubia M. Sars, 1829 : synonym of Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829)
- Polycera faeroensisPolycera faeroensisPolycera faeroensis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.- External links :* *...
Lemche, 1929 - Polycera hedgpethi Er. Marcus, 1964 - synonym: Polycera grupa Marcus and Marcus, 1967
- Polycera hummi Abbott, 1952
- Polycera incognita (Ortea, Espinosa, & Caballer, 2005)
- Polycera janjukia Burn, 1962
- Polycera kaiserae Hermosillo & Valdés, 2007
- Polycera maculata Pruvot-Fol, 1951
- Polycera maddoxi Miller, 2005
- Polycera manzanilloensis Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 1999
- Polycera odhneri Er. Marcus, 1955
- Polycera quadrilineata Muller, 1776 - synonyms: Polycera lineatus Risso, 1826, Polycera ornata d' Orbigny, 1837
- Polycera rycia Er. Marcus and Ev. Marcus, 1970
- Polycera sp. twin-crowned nudibranchTwin-crowned nudibranchThe twin-crowned nudibranch, Polycera sp., as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae...
- Polycera tricolor Robilliard, 1971 three-color polycera
- Polycera zosterae O'Donoghue, 1924 eelgrass polycera