Polycera hedgpethi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
Family: | Polyceridae |
Genus: | Polycera |
Species: | P. hedgpethi
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Binomial name | |
Polycera hedgpethi Er. Marcus, 1964[1]
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Polycera hedgpethi, common name Hedgpeth's dorid, is a species of nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceratidae.[2]
This species was described from California, USA. It is believed to be invasive and has been reported from Western Australia,[3] New South Wales and Victoria, Australia ; South Africa and New Zealand. It has also been reported from the Mediterranean Sea.[4][5]