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Polycera namaquae Nudibranch

Polycera namaquae is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Polycera namaquae, harbour wall King George Way, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)


Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
17683 
AphiaID:
138369 
Scientific:
Polycera namaquae 
German:
Namaqua Hörnchenschnecke, Orange-Linien Hörnchenschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Doridida (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Polycera (Genus) > namaquae (Species) 
Initial determination:
Toms, Pola, von der Heyden & Gosliner, 2026 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Food:
Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist, No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-27 12:36:42 

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Polycera namaquae Toms, Pola, von der Heyden & Gosliner, 2026

Formerly known as Polycera sp-b. Newly describe in 2026 as Polycera namaquae.

Members of genus Polycera feeding on bryozoans.

Similar to the Polycera enesithsaba, Polycera namaquae and Polycera capensis

External links

  1. link.springer (en). Abgerufen am 27.03.2026.

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