Thecacera picta
Baba, 1972
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Polycerinae
DISTRIBUTION
Originally recorded from Japan, and since from northwestern Australia. Records in the Forum from the Indian Ocean [Maldives] and various islands in tropical western Pacific.
PHOTO
UPPER: Ashmore Reef, Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. LOWER: Cartier Island, Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. PHOTOS: Clay Bryce.
These photos provided by Clay Bryce, Western Australian Museum to show the range of colour variation in Western Australia. See message below asking whether this shows that T. vittata is a synonym.
Reference:
• Baba, K. (1972). Thecacera picta spec. nov. from Suruga Bay, Japan (Nudibranchia: Doridoidea: Polyceridae). The Veliger, 15(2): 88-90
Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 13) Thecacera picta Baba, 1972. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/thecpict
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