Three-color Polycera

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Polycera tricolor

Three-color Polycera, a reference photo
Photo: Mike Carr · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Polycera tricolor, commonly known as the three-color polycera, is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. It occurs in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from southern Alaska southward to northern Mexico, at depths down to about 60 m (200 ft).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Three-color Polycera being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Nudibranchia
Family
Polyceridae
Species
Polycera tricolor

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