Polycera kaiserae

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Polycera kaiserae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Polycera
Species:
P. kaiserae
Binomial name
Polycera kaiserae
Hermosillo & Valdés, 2007 [1]

Polycera kaiserae is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. [2]

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Distribution

This species was described from Bahía de Banderas, Mexico.

Description

Polycera kaiserae has a pink body covered with white spots. The oral veil processes, pedal corners, branchial plumes, rhinophores, extrabranchial appendages and tail all have navy blue coloration followed by white at the tips.

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References

  1. Hermosillo A. & Valdés Á. (2007). "A new Polycera (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) from Bahía de Banderas, México." Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (4) 58(23): 477-484.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Polycera kaiserae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-01-11.