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Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Scientific name: Polycera atra

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Gastropoda → Subclass Heterobranchia → Infraclass Euthyneura → Subterclass Ringipleura → Superorder Nudipleura → Order Nudibranchia → Suborder Doridina → Infraorder Doridoidei → Superfamily Polyceroidea → Family Polyceridae → Subfamily Polycerinae → Genus Polycera

Common name: Black Dorid
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesNudibranchs

These are less than an inch long. Under natural light, the orange stripes look gray, so they blend into their environment.

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Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Well-camouflaged
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Eggs (nudibranch in background)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
Polycera atra (Black Dorid)
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