Polycera elegans explained

Polycera elegans is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs from southern England and Wales, south along coasts of the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea. It is found in the Canary Islands and as far east as Italy in the Mediterranean Sea.^[2]

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Polycera elegans (Bergh, 1894). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140833 on 2024-10-06
2. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., (2010) Greilada elegans Bergh, 1894. [In] In: Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.

   External links

3. Rudman, W.B., 2004 (February 12) Greilada elegans Bergh, 1894. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   This polycerid nudibranch is translucent orange with large iridescent blue spots. There is a tracery of blue-green iridescence along the pallial margin and on the midribs of the gills.^[2]