Polycera marplatensis

Polycera marplatensis
Polycera marplatensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Polyceroidea
Family:	Polyceridae
Genus:	Polycera
Species:	P. marplatensis
Binomial name
Polycera marplatensis Franceschi, 1928 [1]

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

Distribution

This species was described from Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 38°2′11″S57°31′37″W / 38.03639°S 57.52694°W / -38.03639; -57.52694 . It has been reported from Brazil to Patagonia. ^[3]

Ecology

Polycera marplatensis is common in the intertidal zone where it feeds on the Bryozoan Bugula sp.. ^[3]

References

1. Franceschi, G. 1928. Una nueva forma de nudibranquio de la Argentina (Polycera quadrilineata var. marplatensis n. var). Anales Museo Nacional Historia Natural. 34:577-586.
2. MolluscaBase (2018). Polycera marplatensis Franceschi, 1928. Accessed on 2019-10-11.
3. Muniain, C. & Ortea, J., 1998. The taxonomic status and redescription of Polycera marplatensis Franceschi, 1928 (Nudibranchia: Polyceratidae) from Argentina. The Veliger, 41(2): 142-147.