Thecacera pacifica
Species of gastropod / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thecacera pacifica is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It is sometimes also nicknamed Pikachu nudibranch due to its resemblance to the Pokémon character Pikachu.[2]
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A live individual of Thecacera pacifica in situ, head end towards the left | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | T. pacifica |
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Thecacera pacifica | |
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