{"id":2326,"date":"2012-09-20T17:19:53","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T15:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/polycera-eleganspolycera-eleganspolycera-elegans"},"modified":"2018-02-22T11:28:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T10:28:34","slug":"polycera-elegans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/doridina\/doridoidei\/polyceroidea\/polycera-elegans\/","title":{"rendered":"Polycera elegans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h3><em>Polycera elegans <\/em>(Bergh, 1984)<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt;\" class=\"aligncenter\"><div id=\"featured-img-id\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-Skomer-Island-Wales.-July-1975.-Photograph-%C2%A9Bernard-Picton.jpg?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Polycera elegans Skomer Island, Wales. July 1975. - Photograph \u00a9Bernard Picton\" \/><\/div><center><em>Polycera elegans Skomer Island, Wales. July 1975<\/em> by Bernard Picton<\/center><\/span><p><\/p><div class=\"opk-worms\"><h3>WoRMS Taxonomic Information<\/h3><div class=\"opk-success\">Current accepted name: <strong><em>Polycera elegans<\/em> (Bergh, 1894)<\/strong><\/div><h4>Current classification<\/h4><table class=\"widefat striped\"><tr><th>Superdomain<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1\">Biota<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Kingdom<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2\">Animalia<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Phylum<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=51\">Mollusca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Class<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101\">Gastropoda<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Subclass<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14712\">Heterobranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Infraclass<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057247\">Euthyneura<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Subterclass<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057249\">Ringipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Superorder<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411966\">Nudipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Order<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1762\">Nudibranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Suborder<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052385\">Doridina<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Infraorder<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246038\">Doridoidei<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Superfamily<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=412569\">Polyceroidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Family<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177\">Polyceridae<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Subfamily<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=412574\">Polycerinae<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Genus<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138369\"><em>Polycera<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Species<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140833\"><em>Polycera elegans<\/em> (Bergh, 1894)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><p class=\"footer\">Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140833\">140833<\/a>]<\/p><\/div><strong>Synonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_153409\"><i>Greilada elegans<\/i> Bergh, 1894 (original)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_531236\"><i>Palio espagnoli<\/i> Tejedo, 1994<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_531358\"><i>Polycera atlantica<\/i> Pruvot-Fol, 1956<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_531235\"><i>Polycera messinensis<\/i> Odhner, 1941<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Description<br \/>\n<\/strong>This species\u00a0of phanerobranch dorid has\u00a0a lively and distinctive color, ranging from yellow to bright orange with very conspicuous bright blue spots (with a darker edge) scattered on the dorsum\u00a0and sides of the body, which is smooth. Occasionally there could be small red spots on the blue dots. Some specimens may have dark blue, almost black, round spots on the bottom of the body side walls. The facial veil has small digitations, up to 22, on its anterior edge. Rhinophores also have the same color of the body and have 12-15 lamellae. The mantle joins to\u00a0the sides of the body with\u00a0a bluish or white crest with small blue spots, and joins with the other side crest on a dorsal midline right behind the gills. From there, a single line runs along the posterior midline to the tip of the foot; along the\u00a0crest there can be small conical or slightly elongated tubercles. The gill consists on 5-7 tripinnate leaves\u00a0of the same color of the body, but with the axes of the branches coloured bluish white; Thompson and Brown (1984) cited at times\u00a0the presence of a pair of small lateral protrusions on the sides of the gill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biology<br \/>\n<\/strong>This species is nocturnal and like other closely related species like <em>Thecacera pennigera<\/em>, it feeds on bryozoans of the species <em>Crisularia<\/em> (=<em>Bugula<\/em>) <em>plumosa<\/em>, <em>Bugulina<\/em> (=<em>Bugula<\/em>) <em>flabellata<\/em> and <em>B. turbinata<\/em> (McDonald, 1997). It has been reported a 48 mm long specimen in the British Isles, but Canary Islands specimens\u00a0reach a maximum of 33 mm long, and specimens in the Mediterranean rarely exceed 20 mm long.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Polycera<\/em>. From Greek &#8220;polys&#8221;, many + &#8220;keras&#8221;, horns.<\/li>\n<li><em>Elegans<\/em>.\u00a0&#8220;Elegant&#8221; in Latin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Distribution<br \/>\n<\/strong>This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean, from the shores of England and Ireland, France, the Azores, to the Canary Islands, also in the\u00a0Western Mediterranean to the east of Italy. In the Iberian Peninsula it has been observed in almost all coastal areas, including in Balearic Islands (Cervera et al. 2004). In the Catalan coast it has been cited in Roses and Es Caials (Cadaqu\u00e9s).<br \/>\n<div id=\"flxmap-6aa30810e0956\" class='flxmap-container' data-flxmap='flxmap_6aa30810e0956' style=\"width:100%;height:400px;\"><\/div>\n<script data-noptimize=\"1\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n(function(w, fn) {\n if (w.addEventListener) w.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", fn, false);\n else if (w.attachEvent) w.attachEvent(\"onload\", fn);\n})(window, function() {\n var f = new FlexibleMap();\n f.panControl = true;\n f.mapTypeId = \"satellite\";\n f.setlocale(\"en-US\");\n f.kmlcache = \"5 minutes\";\n f.showKML(\"flxmap-6aa30810e0956\", \"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/2326.kmz\");\n window.flxmap_6aa30810e0956 = f;\n});\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n<div style=\"width:100%;text-align:center;margin:12px 0 4px 0;\">\n  <div style=\"font-size:8pt;margin-bottom:6px;\">Known georeferenced records of the species: <em>Polycera elegans<\/em><\/div>\n  <table style=\"margin:0 auto;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:8pt;\">\n    <tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"vertical-align:top;padding-right:40px;\">\n        <table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/wht-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>OBIS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/ylw-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>GROC 2010-2011<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/grn-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Enric Madrenas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/orange-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Jo\u00e3o Pedro Silva<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/pink-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Bernard Picton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/blk-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>GBIF<\/td><\/tr>        <\/table>\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n        <table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/purple-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>OPK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/red-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>VIMAR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/blu-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Manuel Ballesteros<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/cyan-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>M@re Nostrum<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/grey-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Altres fonts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/marreg.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Marine Regions<\/td><\/tr>        <\/table>\n      <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Error:<\/strong> Chart.js no est\u00e1 disponible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More pictures<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"900\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/opistobranquis.info\\\/en\\\/guia\\\/nudibranchia\\\/doridina\\\/doridoidei\\\/polyceroidea\\\/polycera-elegans\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44192421}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 900px; height: 400px;\" data-original-width=\"900\" data-original-height=\"400\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" 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class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Polycera elegans @ Costa Brava, Spain by Manuel Ballesteros <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 281px; height: 400px;\" data-original-width=\"281\" data-original-height=\"400\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/doridina\/doridoidei\/polyceroidea\/polycera-elegans\/p-elegans\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"277\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"184\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11145\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P.-elegans.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Polycera elegans (Atlantic) by Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez-Cid\" 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title=\"Polycera elegans (Atlantic) by Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez-Cid\" alt=\"Polycera elegans (Atlantic) by Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez-Cid\" style=\"width: 277px; height: 184px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Polycera elegans (Atlantic) by Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez-Cid <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/doridina\/doridoidei\/polyceroidea\/polycera-elegans\/polycera-elegans-lee-rocks-lundy-island-16m-4-july-1977-photograph-bernard-picton\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"277\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"208\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16333\" 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1.jpg?fit=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1.jpg?fit=808%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1.jpg?w=295&#038;h=195&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1.jpg?w=808&amp;ssl=1 808w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w\" width=\"295\" height=\"195\" loading=\"lazy\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-2-by-Jakov-Prkic.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1483\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Polycera elegans @ Croatia by Jakov Prki\u0107\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Polycera elegans @ Croatia by Jakov Prki\u0107&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-2-by-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?fit=300%2C217&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-2-by-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?fit=900%2C652&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-2-by-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?w=446&#038;h=323&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-2-by-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-2-by-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?resize=150%2C109&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-2-by-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-2-by-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?resize=768%2C556&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-2-by-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?resize=1024%2C742&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-2-by-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" width=\"446\" height=\"323\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"446\" data-original-height=\"323\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Polycera elegans @ Croatia by Jakov Prki\u0107\" alt=\"Polycera elegans @ Croatia by Jakov Prki\u0107\" style=\"width: 446px; height: 323px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Polycera elegans @ Croatia by Jakov Prki\u0107 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 450px; height: 327px;\" data-original-width=\"450\" data-original-height=\"327\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/doridina\/doridoidei\/polyceroidea\/polycera-elegans\/polycera-elegans-1-by-dani-iglic-jakov-prkic\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"446\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"323\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"21474\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1-by-Dani-Iglic-Jakov-Prkic.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1483\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Polycera elegans @ Kukljica, Ugljan Island (Croatia) 4 m by \u0110ani Igli\u0107 &amp;#038; Jakov Prki\u0107\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Polycera elegans @ Kukljica, Ugljan Island (Croatia) 4 m by \u0110ani Igli\u0107 &amp;#038; Jakov Prki\u0107&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1-by-Dani-Iglic-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?fit=300%2C217&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1-by-Dani-Iglic-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?fit=900%2C652&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1-by-Dani-Iglic-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?w=446&#038;h=323&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1-by-Dani-Iglic-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1-by-Dani-Iglic-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?resize=150%2C109&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1-by-Dani-Iglic-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1-by-Dani-Iglic-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?resize=768%2C556&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1-by-Dani-Iglic-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?resize=1024%2C742&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-1-by-Dani-Iglic-Jakov-Prkic.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" width=\"446\" height=\"323\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"446\" data-original-height=\"323\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Polycera elegans @ Kukljica, Ugljan Island (Croatia) 4 m by \u0110ani Igli\u0107 &amp; Jakov Prki\u0107\" alt=\"Polycera elegans @ Kukljica, Ugljan Island (Croatia) 4 m by \u0110ani Igli\u0107 &amp; Jakov Prki\u0107\" style=\"width: 446px; height: 323px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Polycera elegans @ Kukljica, Ugljan Island (Croatia) 4 m by \u0110ani Igli\u0107 &#038; Jakov Prki\u0107 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 900px; height: 815px;\" data-original-width=\"900\" data-original-height=\"815\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 900px; height: 815px;\" data-original-width=\"900\" data-original-height=\"815\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/doridina\/doridoidei\/polyceroidea\/polycera-elegans\/polycera-elegans-taliarte-gran-canaria-by-pablo-samper-mendez\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"896\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"811\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"22487\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-@-Taliarte-Gran-Canaria-by-Pablo-Samper-M\u00e9ndez.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,869\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Polycera elegans @ Taliarte, Gran Canaria by Pablo Samper M\u00e9ndez\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Polycera elegans @ Taliarte, Gran Canaria by Pablo Samper M\u00e9ndez&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-%40-Taliarte-Gran-Canaria-by-Pablo-Samper-M%C3%A9ndez.jpg?fit=300%2C272&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-%40-Taliarte-Gran-Canaria-by-Pablo-Samper-M%C3%A9ndez.jpg?fit=900%2C815&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Polycera-elegans-%40-Taliarte-Gran-Canaria-by-Pablo-Samper-M%C3%A9ndez.jpg?w=896&#038;h=811&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"896\" height=\"811\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"896\" data-original-height=\"811\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Polycera elegans @ Taliarte, Gran Canaria by Pablo Samper M\u00e9ndez\" alt=\"Polycera elegans @ Taliarte, Gran Canaria by Pablo Samper M\u00e9ndez\" style=\"width: 896px; height: 811px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Polycera elegans @ Taliarte, Gran Canaria by Pablo Samper M\u00e9ndez <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div><\/p>\n<p><p><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/p><ul><div id=\"zotpress-c1fca388c1dfa7ad0aab52be8776c7c4\" class=\"zp-Zotpress zp-Zotpress-Bib wp-block-group\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_API_USER_ID ZP_ATTR\">1246567<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_ITEM_KEY ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_COLLECTION_ID ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_TAG_ID ZP_ATTR\">Polycera elegans<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_AUTHOR ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_YEAR ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"ZP_ITEMTYPE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_INCLUSIVE ZP_ATTR\">1<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_STYLE ZP_ATTR\">eunomia-revista-en-cultura-de-la-legalidad<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_LIMIT ZP_ATTR\">50<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_SORTBY ZP_ATTR\">creator<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_ORDER ZP_ATTR\">asc<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_TITLE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_SHOWIMAGE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_SHOWTAGS ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_DOWNLOADABLE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_NOTES ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_ABSTRACT ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_CITEABLE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_TARGET ZP_ATTR\">1<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_URLWRAP ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_FORCENUM ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"ZP_HIGHLIGHT ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"ZP_POSTID ZP_ATTR\">2326<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZOTPRESS_PLUGIN_URL ZP_ATTR\">https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/plugins\/zotpress\/<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"zp-List loading\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"zp-SEO-Content\">\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .zp-zp-SEO-Content -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .zp-List -->\n\t<\/div><!--.zp-Zotpress-->\n\n<p><\/p>Bibliography based on the works by <b>Steve Long, 2006<\/b>. <a target=_blank href=https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Long-S.-2006-Bibliography-of-Opisthobranchia-1554-2000.pdf>Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000<\/a> and <b>Gary McDonald, 2009<\/b>. <a href=http:\/\/escholarship.org\/uc\/item\/8115h0wz>Bibliographia Nudibranchia<\/a>, with later updates from other resources.<p><\/p><\/ul><p><\/p><p><strong>Further reading<\/strong><\/p><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><ul><ul class=\"blogroll-links\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversitylibrary.org\/name\/Polycera%20elegans\">Biodiversity Heritage Library<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cibsub.cat\/bioespecie_es-polycera_elegans-55895\">CIB - Club Immersio Biologia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?text=Polycera%20elegans\">Flickr pictures<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opistobranquis.org\/ca\/guia\/106\">GROC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxlist&#038;tName=Polycera%20elegans\">Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/Taxonomy\/Browser\/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&#038;name=Polycera%20elegans&#038;lvl=0&#038;srchmode=1\">NCBI GenBank<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/iobis.org\/mapper\/?taxon=Polycera%20elegans\">OBIS - Search by Taxon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/slugsite.us\/bow\/wirtz98\/p_5_2.htm\">The SlugSite<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/slugsite.us\/bow\/wirtz\/wirtz1.htm\">The SlugSite<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&#038;id=140833\">World Register of Marine Species<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/ul><\/span><p><strong>Cite this article as: <\/strong><\/p><div style=\"display: block; background: #444444; padding: 10px 30px 10px 10px; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 18px;\"><p class=\"citacio\"><b>Herrero, A., Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. &#38; Pontes, M.<\/b> (2025) <em>\"Polycera elegans\"<\/em> in <em>OPK-Opistobranquis<\/em>. Published: 20\/09\/2012. Accessed: 10\/09\/2026. Available at (<a href=https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/?p=2326>https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/?p=2326<\/a>)<\/p><p><\/p><\/div><p><\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polycera elegans (Bergh, 1984) Synonyms Greilada elegans Bergh, 1894 (original) Palio espagnoli Tejedo, 1994 Polycera atlantica Pruvot-Fol, 1956 Polycera messinensis Odhner, 1941 Description This species\u00a0of phanerobranch dorid has\u00a0a lively and distinctive color, ranging from yellow to bright orange with very conspicuous bright blue spots (with a darker edge) scattered on the dorsum\u00a0and sides of the body, which is smooth. 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