Polycera hedgpethi
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| genus = Polycera
| species = hedgpethi
| authority = Er. Marcus, 1964Marcus, Er., 1964. A new species of Polycera (Nudibranchia) from California. The Nautilus, 77(4): 128-131
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Polycera hedgpethi, common name Hedgpeth's dorid, is a species of nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceratidae.Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2011). [http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140835 Polycera hedgpethi Er. Marcus, 1964.] In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-11-19
Distribution
This species was described from California, USA. It is believed to be invasive and has been reported from Western Australia,Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. New South Wales and Victoria, Australia ; South Africa and New Zealand. It has also been reported from the Mediterranean Sea.Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. (2002) Primera cita de Polycera hedgpethi Marcus, 1964 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) para la Península Ibérica. Noticiario SEM, 37: 55-56.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 22) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/polyhedg Polycera hedgpethi Marcus, 1964.]