Polycera anae

Polycera anae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Nudipleura; clade Nudibranchia; clade Euctenidiacea; clade Doridacea
Superfamily:	Polyceroidea
Family:	Polyceridae
Subfamily:	Polycerinae
Genus:	Polycera
Species:	P. anae
Binomial name
	Polycera anae; Pola, Sánchez-Benítez & Ramiro, 2014[1]

Polycera anae is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

Distribution

This species of polycerid nudibranch was described from Rocas Tiburon off Isla Brincano, Panama, Pacific Ocean. The original description also includes specimens from the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica. In Mexico and southern California this species is replaced by a similar species, Polycera alabe.[1] Genetic evidence suggests that other species exist in the area, but these have not yet been named.[2]

Description

The body of Polycera anae is mottled brown or black with raised orange spots forming broken lines along the back and sides. There are pale brown conical tubercles along the notal margin. The oral veil has 4 conical papillae which are pale brown and the gills have pale brown tips. The rhinophore clubs are a similar colour. This is a small species, growing to 5 mm in length.[1]

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References

Pola M., Sánchez-Benítez M. & Ramiro B. (2014). The genus Polycera Cuvier, 1817 (Nudibranchia: Polyceridae) in the eastern Pacific Ocean, with redescription of Polycera alabe Collier & Farmer, 1964 and description of a new species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 80: 551-561.
Santander, M. & Valdés, Á. (2013). Genetic structure of Polycera alabe and P. atra (Mollusca: Opistobranchia: Nudibranchia) in the Pacific coast of North America. Bulletin Southern California Academy of Sciences, 112: 176–184.

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[pola-1] Pola M., Sánchez-Benítez M. & Ramiro B. (2014). The genus Polycera Cuvier, 1817 (Nudibranchia: Polyceridae) in the eastern Pacific Ocean, with redescription of Polycera alabe Collier & Farmer, 1964 and description of a new species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 80: 551-561.

[2] Santander, M. & Valdés, Á. (2013). Genetic structure of Polycera alabe and P. atra (Mollusca: Opistobranchia: Nudibranchia) in the Pacific coast of North America. Bulletin Southern California Academy of Sciences, 112: 176–184.