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Polyceridae
The family Polyceridae includes both nocturnal and diurnal species that often have elaborate tubercles or dorsal processes. They are specialized predators that eat bryozoans, tunicates, brittle stars or other nudibranchs. Some species in the genus Plocamopherus can swim by flexing their bodies laterally and are bioluminescent. There are at least 19 species known from Hawaii in nine genera (Crimora, Kalinga, Kaloplocamus, Martadoris, Plocamopherus, Polycera, Roboastra, Tambja and Thecacera).

Crimora lutea

Kalinga ornata

Kaloplocamus cf. dokte

Kaloplocamus ramosus





Kaloplocamus sp. #1

Martadoris amakusana

Martadoris limaciformis

Plocamopherus ceylonicus





Plocamopherus cf. imperialis

Plocamopherus maculatus

Plocamopherus(?) sp. #1

Polycera abei





Polycera japonica

Polycera sp. #1

Polycera
sp. #3

Roboastra gracilis





Tambja morosa

Tambja sagamiana

Thecacera pacifica

 
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