Polycera quadrilineata

(Muller, 1776)

Polycera quadrilineata
Photographed by: Vidar Aas

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

Comment from Alexander Martynov on photo #4032
This is a colour variation of common North Atlantic species Polycera quadrilineata (Müller, 1776). It is an interesting case when some colour morphs of one species (e.g. Polycera quadrilineata) may approach colour variants of another species of the same genus (e.g. Polycera atra), significantly differs in other features.

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Pictures of Polycera quadrilineata

Polycera quadrilineata from NorwayIdentification reviewed by Alexander Martynov
Location: Norway
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