Polycera abei

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Species of gastropod

title: "Polycera abei" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["polyceridae", "gastropods-described-in-1960"] description: "Species of gastropod" topic_path: "general/polyceridae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycera_abei" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Species of gastropod ::

| image = Polycera-abei.jpg | image_caption = The nudibranch, Polycera-abei, Mirs Bay, Hong Kong. | genus = Polycera | species = abei | authority = (Baba, 1960) | synonyms = Greilada abei Baba, 1960

Polycera abei is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.

Distribution

This species of polycerid nudibranch was described from Japan.

Description

The body of Polycera abei is translucent yellowish-white. The entire back and sides are covered with moderate sized black spots and fewer, slightly larger, orange spots. The oral veil has six tapering black-tipped papillae.

References

References

  1. Baba, K. 1960. The genera ''Polycera'', ''Palio'', ''Greilada'' and ''Thecacera'' from Japan (Nudibranchia - Polyceridae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 8(1):75-78, pl. 6.
  2. [http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_53925.shtml ''Polycera abei'' at Gastropods.com]

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