Polycera atra

Polycera atra, common name orange-spike polycera or sorcerer's sea slug, is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.

Polycera atra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Polyceridae
Genus:	Polycera
Species:	P. atra
Binomial name
Polycera atra (MacFarland, 1905)[1]

Polycera atra from Princeton Harbor, California

Distribution

This species of polycerid nudibranch was described from California.^[2]

Description

The body of Polycera atra is translucent white with longitudinal black lines interspersed with rows of raised yellow spots. The oral veil has 4-8 tapering yellow-tipped papillae.^[3]

Ecology

Polycera atra feeds on the bryozoan Bugula.^[3]