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Family Polyceridae

Thecacera picta

(Baba, 1972)

Sea Slug

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean

Size: 1 inch (2.5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow coral reefs.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Feeds upon bryozoan colonies.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Gastropoda

    Order: Nudibranchia

    Family: Polyceridae

    Genus: Thecacera

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Best left in the wild!

Thecacera picta (Sea Slug)
Photo © Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
Tambja morosa Dentronotus sp.
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