Polycera chilluna

Polycera chilluna is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.

Polycera chilluna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Polycera
Species:
P. chilluna
Binomial name
Polycera chilluna
Synonyms

? Polycera aurantiomarginata García Gómez & Bobo, 1984

Distribution

Polycera chilluna was described from a single specimen collected in North Carolina. It has been reported from that area and a little further south. It is possibly a senior synonym of Polycera aurantiomarginata from Spain and west Africa.[2]

References

  1. Marcus, Er. (1961). Opisthobranchia from North Carolina. Journal Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 77(2): 141-151.
  2. Rudman, W.B., 2003 (September 15) Polycera chilluna Marcus, 1961. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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