Polycera faeroensis (Lemche, 1929)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Ringipleura | |
Superorder | Nudipleura | |
Order | Nudibranchia | |
Suborder | Doridina | |
Infraorder | Doridoidei | |
Superfamily | Polyceroidea | |
Family | Polyceridae | |
Subfamily | Polycerinae | |
Genus | Polycera | |
Species | Polycera faeroensis Lemche, 1929 | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 140834). |
Biology
Etymology
- Polycera. From Greek “polys”, many + “keras”, horns.
- Faeroensis. From the Feroe Islands (Denmark).
Distribution
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ★☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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Further reading
- AsturNatura
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- DORIS
- El Litoral de Granada
- Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
- Flickr pictures
- GROC
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- MedSlugs (Atl.E)
- MedSlugs (Atl.NE)
- MedSlugs (Med)
- NCBI GenBank
- OBIS - Search by Taxon
- Scottish Nudibranchs
- Sea Slug Forum
- World Register of Marine Species
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Polycera faeroensis" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 24/10/2012. Accessed: 03/02/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/bwvPf)