Polycera melanosticta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polyceroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Ringipleura Superordo: Nudipleura Ordo: Nudibranchia Subordo: Doridina Infraordo: Doridoidei Superfamilia: Polyceroidea

Familia: Polyceridae
Subfamilia: Polycerinae
Genus: Polycera
Species: Polycera melanosticta

Name

• Polycera melanosticta Miller, 1996
  • Authority for current placement: original
  • Original genus: Polycera Cuvier, 1817
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 'L.17 mm'
    • Repository: MONZ 'NMNZ. 127235'
  • Type locality: 'New Zealand, the North Island, east coast, Auckland, Waitemata Harbour: Devonport Naval Base'
  • ZooBank

References

Primary references

• Miller, M.C. 1996. A new species of the dorid nudibranch genus Polycera Cuvier, 1816 (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from New Zealand. Journal of Molluscan Studies 62(4): 443–450. DOI: 10.1093/mollus/62.4.443 . Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 444, and figs. 1-4]