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By Bob Goemans
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Family Polyceridae

Polycera quadrilineata

(O. F. Müller, 1776)

Sea Slug

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: North Atlantic Ocean

Size: 1 inch (2.5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow rocky reefs.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Feeds upon bryozoans of the genus Bugula and Hydrozoan.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Gastropoda

    Order: Nudibranchia

    Family: Polyceridae

    Genus: Polycera

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Best left in the wild!

 Polycera quadrilineata (Sea Slug)
Photo © Daniel Geiger
 Polycera quadrilineata (Sea Slug)
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