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Additional Photos

young, 2 mm

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Polycera sp. #3

Maximum size: 6 mm.
Identification:
This
is a dusky gray species mottled with darker gray and cream. Its
irregularly tuberculate surface distinguishes it from Polycera
japonica.
Natural history:
Polycera sp. #3 is
a rare species known from only three animals, one of which was found in
Halimeda kanaloana
at a depth of 30 m (100 ft).
Distribution:
Maui and Oahu: also known from Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomic notes:
First
recorded in Hawaii from Makena, Maui by PF on July 14, 1995.
Photo: PF: 6
mm: found by Darrell Takaoka; Hawaii Kai, Oahu; 1999.
Observations and comments:
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