Polycera atra

Polycera atra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Polyceroidea
Family:	Polyceridae
Genus:	Polycera
Species:	P. atra
Binomial name
	Polycera atra; (MacFarland, 1905)

Polycera atra, common name orange-spike polycera or sorcerer's sea slug, is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.

Distribution

This species of polycerid nudibranch was described from California.^[2]

Description

The body of Polycera atra is translucent white with longitudinal black lines interspersed with rows of raised yellow spots. The oral veil has 4-8 tapering yellow-tipped papillae.^[3]

Ecology

Polycera atra feeds on the bryozoan Bugula.^[3]

References

^ MacFarland, F.M., 1905. A preliminary account of the Dorididae of the Monterey Bay, California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 18: 35-54.
^ MacFarland, F. M., 1966. Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences, 6: 1-546, pls. 1-72.
^ ^a ^b Rudman, W.B., 2000 (July 4) Polycera atra MacFarland, 1905. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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[1] MacFarland, F.M., 1905. A preliminary account of the Dorididae of the Monterey Bay, California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 18: 35-54.

[2] MacFarland, F. M., 1966. Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences, 6: 1-546, pls. 1-72.

[ssf-3] Rudman, W.B., 2000 (July 4) Polycera atra MacFarland, 1905. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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