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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
POLYCERIDAE: POLYCERINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Doridina (Suborder)
> Doridoidei (Infraorder)
> Polyceroidea (Superfamily)
> Polyceridae (Family)
> Polycerinae (Subfamily)
> Polycera (Genus)
> hedgpethi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Galacera Risso-Dominguez, 1960
=Polyceras Locard, 1886
Synonymised Names:
=Polycera gnupa Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
Images: Polycera hedgpethi Er. Marcus, 1964
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
POLYCERIDAE: POLYCERINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Doridina (Suborder)
> Doridoidei (Infraorder)
> Polyceroidea (Superfamily)
> Polyceridae (Family)
> Polycerinae (Subfamily)
> Polycera (Genus)
> hedgpethi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Galacera Risso-Dominguez, 1960
=Polyceras Locard, 1886
Synonymised Names:
=Polycera gnupa Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
Details: Polycera hedgpethi Er. Marcus, 1964
Size/Grows to:
Animal 29mm
Distribution:
U.S.A. Western Coast, Japan, South Africa, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Morley, M.S., Hayward, B.W. 2015 Intertidal records of 'sea slugs' (nudibranchs and allied opisthobranch gastropods) from northern North Island, New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 50 (p.70)
  • Miller, M.C. 2001 Descriptions of the dorid nudibranchs Polycera hedgpethi Marcus, 1964 and P. fujitai Baba, 1937 in New Zealand (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia), Journal of Molluscan Studies, 67 (p.489)
  • Willan, R.C., Coleman, N. 1984 Nudibranchs of Australasia, Neville Coleman's Australasian Marine Photographic Index, Sydney (p.14)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil