APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Polycera kernowensis Korshunova, Driessen, Picton & Martynov, 2021 - A polycerid nudibranch
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PLEASE NOTE
This new species is closely related to Polycera faeroensis and may be mistaken for it.
Ref: Korshunova, T. A.; Driessen, F. M. F.; Picton, B. E.; Martynov, A. V. (2021). The multilevel organismal diversity approach deciphers difficult to distinguish nudibranch species complex. Scientific Reports.

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- lateral view 1

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- lateral view 2

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- dorsal view 1

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- lateral view 3

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- dorsal view 2

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- lateral view on sea squirt 1

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- lateral view on sea squirt 2

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- on sea squirt 1

Species found in a samples of algae collected from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 02.11.14 and 01.12.14.

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- dorsal view 3

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- dorsal view 4

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- radula teeth 1

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- radula teeth 2

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- spicules 1

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera kernowensis
- spicules 2

Specimen above was found on weed washing large brown algae from pontoons at Newlyn Marine, Newlyn, Cornwall, 04.10.18.

Polycera kernowensis sea slug polycerid nudibranch images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.