Polycera

Polycera
The nudibranch Polycera quadrilineata, in situ, Gulen Dive Resort, Norway.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Polycerinae
Genus: Polycera
Cuvier, 1817
Type species
Polycera quadrilineata
Muller, 1776
Synonyms
  • Galacera Risso-Dominguez, 1960
  • Polyceras Locard, 1886 (Unjustified emendation)

Polycera is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae.

Polycera is the type genus of the family Polyceridae.