Polycera melanosticta M.C.Miller, 1996 is a animal in the Polyceridae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Polycera melanosticta M.C.Miller, 1996
Polycera melanosticta is a species of shell-less marine nudibranch sea slug from New Zealand that feeds on two Bugula bryozoan species.
Polycera melanosticta M.C.Miller, 1996 is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, which is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Polyceridae. This species was described from ten specimens collected underneath a paint raft at Devonport Naval Base, located in Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand. In terms of ecology, Polycera melanosticta feeds on Bugula neritina and Bugula stolonifera.
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