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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Polyceridae

Genus: Thecacera

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Thecacera darwini
[Dalmatian sea slug]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Thecacera pacifica
[Pacific thecacera]

Photo by Harasti, David

Thecacera pennigera
[Rudman's thecacera]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Thecacera picta
[Painted thecacera]

Scientific Name Thecacera darwini Thecacera pacifica Thecacera pennigera Thecacera picta	English Name Dalmatian sea slug Pacific thecacera Painted thecacera Rudman's thecacera	Distribution Circumglobal and the Medi Indo-Pacific. Indo-West Pacific Southeast Pacific	Max. Length 1 TL 2 TL 3.5 DL	Year 1815 1883 1950 1972

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