Biology:Polycera marplatensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Polycera marplatensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Polycera
Species:
P. marplatensis
Binomial name
Polycera marplatensis
Franceschi, 1928[1]

Polycera marplatensis 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 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina , [ ⚑ ] 38°2′11″S 57°31′37″W / 38.03639°S 57.52694°W / -38.03639; -57.52694. It has been reported from Brazil to Patagonia. [3]

Ecology

Polycera marplatensis is common in the intertidal zone where it feeds on the Bryozoan Bugula sp..[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Polycera marplatensis Franceschi, 1928. Accessed on 2019-10-11.
  3. 3.0 3.1 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q3757399 entry