Polycera marplatensis
| Polycera marplatensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Polycera |
| Species: | P. marplatensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Polycera marplatensis Franceschi, 1928[1]
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Polycera marplatensis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species was described from Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 38°2′11″S 57°31′37″W / 38.03639°S 57.52694°W. It has been reported from Brazil to Patagonia. [3]
Ecology[edit]
Polycera marplatensis is common in the intertidal zone where it feeds on the Bryozoan Bugula sp..[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Franceschi, G. 1928. Una nueva forma de nudibranquio de la Argentina (Polycera quadrilineata var. marplatensis n. var). Anales Museo Nacional Historia Natural. 34:577-586.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Polycera marplatensis Franceschi, 1928. Accessed on 2019-10-11.
- ^ a b Muniain, C. & Ortea, J., 1998. The taxonomic status and redescription of Polycera marplatensis Franceschi, 1928 (Nudibranchia: Polyceratidae) from Argentina. The Veliger, 41(2): 142-147.