Polycera chilluna is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
Polycera chilluna | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
Family: | Polyceridae |
Genus: | Polycera |
Species: | P. chilluna
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Binomial name | |
Polycera chilluna Er. Marcus, 1961[1]
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Synonyms | |
? Polycera aurantiomarginata García Gómez & Bobo, 1984 |
Distribution
editPolycera 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
edit- ^ Marcus, Er. (1961). Opisthobranchia from North Carolina. Journal Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 77(2): 141-151.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (September 15) Polycera chilluna Marcus, 1961. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.