Biology:Polycera melanosticta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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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. melanosticta
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| Binomial name | |
| Polycera melanosticta | |
Polycera melanosticta is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[1]
Distribution
This species was described from ten specimens collected from underneath a paint raft at Devonport Naval Base, Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand.
Ecology
Polycera melanosticta feeds on Bugula neritina and Bugula stolonifera.[2]
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Polycera melanosticta M. C. Miller, 1996. Accessed on 2019-10-12.
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Wikidata ☰ Q14145795 entry
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