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Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818)
The background colour is a translucent white with three longitudinal orange lines. Rhinophores, gills and papillae are orange tipped.This species can be found on moss animals (bryozoan)and feeds on entoprocta (kamptozoa) Barentsia ramosa.
Very similar to Polycera quadrilineata, Polycera faeroensis and Trapania maculata.
Synonymised names:
Ancula cristata (Alder, 1841)
Ancula pacifica MacFarland, 1905
Ancula sulphurea Stimpson, 1853
Polycera cristata Alder, 1841 (synonym)
Tritonia gibbosa Risso, 1818 (original combination)
The background colour is a translucent white with three longitudinal orange lines. Rhinophores, gills and papillae are orange tipped.This species can be found on moss animals (bryozoan)and feeds on entoprocta (kamptozoa) Barentsia ramosa.
Very similar to Polycera quadrilineata, Polycera faeroensis and Trapania maculata.
Synonymised names:
Ancula cristata (Alder, 1841)
Ancula pacifica MacFarland, 1905
Ancula sulphurea Stimpson, 1853
Polycera cristata Alder, 1841 (synonym)
Tritonia gibbosa Risso, 1818 (original combination)