Biology:Polycera marplatensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Polycera marplatensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
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
Polycera marplatensis is common in the intertidal zone where it feeds on the Bryozoan Bugula sp..[3]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
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