Polycera hedgpethi

Polycera hedgpethi, common name Hedgpeth's dorid, is a species of nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceratidae.[2]

Polycera hedgpethi
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. hedgpethi
Binomial name
Polycera hedgpethi
Er. Marcus, 1964[1]

Distribution

This species was described from California, USA. It is believed to be invasive and has been reported from Western Australia[3], New South Wales and Victoria, Australia ; South Africa and New Zealand. It has also been reported from the Mediterranean Sea[4][5].

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References
  1. Marcus, Er., 1964. A new species of Polycera (Nudibranchia) from California. The Nautilus, 77(4): 128-131
  2. Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2011). Polycera hedgpethi Er. Marcus, 1964. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-11-19
  3. Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp.
  4. Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. (2002) Primera cita de Polycera hedgpethi Marcus, 1964 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) para la Península Ibérica. Noticiario SEM, 37: 55-56.
  5. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 22) Polycera hedgpethi Marcus, 1964. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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