Thecacera sp. 3

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Polycerinae

DISTRIBUTION

Known only from Indonesia

PHOTO

Locality: Seraya Bay, north Bali, Indonesia. Depth: 12-15m. Length: 20mm. 20 May 2004. Black sandy volcanic slope, shore dive. Photographer: Ian Dunsmore

Known only from the one record on the Forum. Looks like a Thecacera, but no described species is completely black like this animal.

Note added 13 November 2008: This is almost certainly a dark form of Thecacera picta. See message #22026.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2004 (December 30) Thecacera sp. 3 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/thecsp3