Polycera picta

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Polycera picta
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P. picta
Binomial name
Polycera picta
Risbec, 1928. [1]

Polycera picta 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 pointe de l'Artillerie, Nouméa, New Caledonia, 22°17′02″S166°25′57″E / 22.283965°S 166.432516°E / -22.283965; 166.432516 .

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References

  1. Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution à l'étude des Nudibranches néo-calédoniens. Faune des Colonies Françaises. 2(1):1-328, figs. 1-98, pls. 1-12, maps.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Polycera picta Risbec, 1928. Accessed on 2019-10-12.