Polycera chilluna
Polycera chilluna is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Euctenidiacea clade Doridacea |
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| Species: | P. chilluna |
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| Polycera chilluna Er. Marcus, 1961[1] | |
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? Polycera aurantiomarginata García Gómez & Bobo, 1984 | |
Distribution
Polycera chilluna was described from a single specimen collected in North Carolina. It has been reported from that area and a little further south. It is possibly a senior synonym of Polycera aurantiomarginata from Spain and west Africa.[2]
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References
- Marcus, Er. (1961). Opisthobranchia from North Carolina. Journal Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 77(2): 141-151.
- Rudman, W.B., 2003 (September 15) Polycera chilluna Marcus, 1961. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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