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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Polycera norvegica Sørensen, Rauch, Pola & Malaquias, 2020 - A polycerid nudibranch (Sea slugs)
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Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera norvegica
- dorsal view 1

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera norvegica
- dorsal view 2

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera norvegica
- dorsal view 3

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera norvegica
- habitat / location 1

The specimen above was found in a sample containing algae collected from a deep pool on the lowershore at Skilly, Newlyn, Cornwall, 26.04.21.

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera norvegica
- lateral view 1

The specimen above was found in a small scrape sample of Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis taken from the extreme lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 03.06.15.

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera norvegica
- from St. Ives 1

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera norvegica
- from St. Ives 2

The specimen above was found on red algae on the extreme lowershore on the spit in front of Smeaton's Pier, St. Ives, Cornwall, 18.02.15.

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera norvegica
- from Mousehole 1

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera norvegica
- from Mousehole 2

Polycerid nudibranch
Polycera norvegica
- from Mousehole 3

The specimen above was found on algae in a pool on the lowershore at Tavis Vor, Mousehole, Cornwall, 08.05.12.

The specimens here were identified using the criterior laid down by the following paper and then independently verified by Dr. Bernard Picton.

Sørensen C.G., Rauch C., Pola M. & Malaquias M.A.E. (2020). Integrative taxonomy reveals a cryptic species of the nudibranch genus Polycera (Polyceridae) in European waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. DOI: 10.1017/s0025315420000612, pp. 1-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315420000612

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Polycera norvegica syn Polycera capitata sea slug 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.