Thecacera
Thecacera is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae.
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| A live individual of Rudman's Thecacera species 2, head end towards the left | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Subfamily: | Polycerinae |
| Genus: | Thecacera Fleming, 1828[1] |
| Type species | |
| Thecacera pennigera (Montagu, 1815) | |
Species
Species in the genus Thecacera include:[2]
- Thecacera boyla Willan, 1989
- Thecacera darwini Pruvot-Fol, 1950
- Thecacera pacifica Bergh, 1883
- Thecacera pennigera (Montagu, 1815)
- Thecacera picta Baba, 1972
- Thecacera virescens Alder & Hancock, 1851[3]
- Thecacera vittata Yonow, 1994
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Rudman's Thecacera species 2 [4]
References
- Fleming (1828) Hist. Brit. Anim.: 283.
- Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Thecacera Fleming, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138371 on 2014-11-20
- Alder J. & Hancock A. (October 1851). "Descriptions of two new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca, one of them forming the type of a new genus". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (series 2)8(46): 290-302, pls. 9-10.
- Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 29) Thecacera sp. 2 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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