Polycera sp. [brown spots]

Nudibranch
Polycera sp. [brown spots]
Polycera sp. [brown spots], Port Stephens, NSW, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
Polycera sp. [brown spots]
Polycera sp. [brown spots], Port Stephens, NSW, Australia, Photo: Nicola Davis
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Polycera sp. [brown spots]
Polycera sp. [brown spots]

Distribution

Localised


Description

A currently undescribed Polycera species. The main body colour is a light brown with dark brown spots and small white nodules. The gills have a dark edge to them and the rhinophores have yellow / orange patches at the front tip.


Information

Max Size: N/A cm

Sea Temperature Range: N/A

Depth: N/A

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Common (33.3% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Not determined

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Nicola Davis