Polycera janjukia
Burn, 1962

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

DISTRIBUTION

Southeastern Australia [New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria].

PHOTO

UPPER: Coff's Harbour, 10m, 15mm long, December 1990, northern New South Wales, Australia. PHOTO: Bill Rudman.
LOWER: Tasmania, Australia, on arborescent bryozoan, probably Bugula dentata. PHOTO: G. Blight.

Bright pink to purple with orange-yellow spots, this distinctive small polycerid is found on arborescent bryozoans in southeastern Australia.

Reference:
• Burn, R.F. (1962). Descriptions of Victorian nudibranchiate mollusca, with a comprehensive review of the Eolidacea. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 25: 95-128

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (April 17) Polycera janjukia Burn, 1962. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/polyjanj

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