WoRMS name details
Polycera ocellata Alder & Hancock, 1842
750016 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:750016)
unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Species
marine
Alder J. & Hancock A. (1842). Descriptions of several new species of nudibranchous mollusca found on the coast of Northumberland. <i>Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9</i>: 31-36, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2312453 [details]
Taxonomy Placed in synonymy of Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829) rather than of P. nothus by some authors (e.g. Lemche, 1929; Schmekel &...
Taxonomy Placed in synonymy of Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829) rather than of P. nothus by some authors (e.g. Lemche, 1929; Schmekel & Portmann, 1982) but this seems to be based on the assumption that both are synonymous (see Thompson & Brown, 1984: 73) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polycera ocellata Alder & Hancock, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=750016 on 2025-03-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Alder J. & Hancock A. (1842). Descriptions of several new species of nudibranchous mollusca found on the coast of Northumberland. <i>Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9</i>: 31-36, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2312453 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Thompson, T. E. & Brown, G. H. (1984). <i>Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs vol. 2</i>. Ray Society (Monograph 156), London. 229 pp.
page(s): 73-74 [details]
page(s): 73-74 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Placed in synonymy of Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829) rather than of P. nothus by some authors (e.g. Lemche, 1929; Schmekel & Portmann, 1982) but this seems to be based on the assumption that both are synonymous (see Thompson & Brown, 1984: 73) [details]
