Polycera japonica

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Polycera japonica
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Polycera
Species:
P. japonica
Binomial name
Polycera japonica
Baba, 1949[1]

Polycera japonica 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 Japan. It also occurs in Hawaii and is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Baba, K. 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. 194 pp., 50 pls. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Polycera japonica Baba, 1949. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-01-09.
  3. ^ Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., (2016) Polycera japonica Sea slugs of Hawaii.
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