Polycera alabe
Species of gastropod
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Polycera alabe is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
| Polycera alabe | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Polycera |
| Species: | P. alabe |
| Binomial name | |
| Polycera alabe Collier & Farmer, 1964[1] | |
Distribution
This species of polycerid nudibranch was described from the southeast side of Isla de Cedros, Baja California, Mexico. The species appears to be confined to Mexico and southern California, being replaced by a similar species, Polycera anae further south in Costa Rica and Panama.[2]