Polaria polaris explained

Polaria polaris is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Paracoryphellidae.[1]

Distribution

This species was described from the Arctic Ocean.

Description

Polaria polaris is a flabellinid nudibranch with numerous closely spaced cerata and extremely long rhinophores. The body is translucent white and the digestive gland in the cerata is red. There is a broad band of opaque white pigment at the tip of the cerata. The rhinophores are smooth or slightly wrinkled and the oral tentacles have a splash of white pigment in the outer third.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Flabellina polaris Volodchenko, 1946. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-07
  2. Semenov, A., 2015. Flabellina polaris Flickr, accessed 07-11-2015.