Polycera capensis

Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Polycera capensis
Photographed by: Guido Zsilavecz

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Opisthobranchia
Order:Nudibranchia
Suborder:Doridina
Family:Polyceridae
Subfamily:Polycerinae
Species:Polycera capensis

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #3593
Note that this individual has the right extra-branchia process forked at the tip. This mutation is unique to this individual.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2966
A distinctively coloured dorid nudibranch that was originally endemic to the southern African coast but it was accidentally introduced into New South Wales, Australia, in the 1930s and is now naturalised there.

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Pictures of Polycera capensis

Polycera capensis from Cape Town, South AfricaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Polycera capensis
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
By: Guido Zsilavecz
Posted 3 months ago
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Polycera capensis from Cape Town, South AfricaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Polycera capensis
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
By: Guido Zsilavecz
Posted 3 months ago
Viewed 106 times
Polycera capensis from Cape Town, South AfricaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Polycera capensis
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
By: Guido Zsilavecz
Posted 3 months ago
Viewed 149 times
Polycera capensis from Cape Town, South Africa
Polycera capensis
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
By: Guido Zsilavecz
Posted 3 months ago
Viewed 102 times
Polycera capensis from Cape Town, South Africa
Polycera capensis
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
By: Guido Zsilavecz
Posted 3 months ago
Viewed 126 times
Polycera capensis from Nelson Bay, AustraliaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Polycera capensis
Location: Nelson Bay, Australia
By: Dave Harasti
Posted 2 months ago
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