| Polycera japonica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Polycera |
| Species: | P. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Polycera japonica | |
Polycera japonica is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Japan. It also occurs in Hawaii and is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region.[3]
References
- Baba, K. 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. 194 pp., 50 pls. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Polycera japonica Baba, 1949. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-01-09.
- Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., (2016) Polycera japonica Sea slugs of Hawaii.