Joan Barcia
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Cyerce nigra Bergh, 1871
Cyerce nigra has black, white and yellow striped cerata.It is commonly known as Black cyerce.The Black cyerce lives on sandy bottom,on algae fields in shallow water or seldom on coral fields.These species feeds on algae genus Udotea, especially on Udotea geppiorum.
Similar is Cyerce nigricans.These nudibranch have no striped cerata. It have coloured and banded cerata with spots. In contrast to Cyerce nigra, C.nigricans feed on Chlorodesmis fastigiata (turtle weed).
Direct children (2):
Variety Cyerce nigra var. ocellata Bergh, 1873 (nomen dubium)
Subspecies Cyerce nigra pallens Burn, 1957 accepted as Polybranchia pallens (Burn, 1957) (original combination)
Cyerce nigra has black, white and yellow striped cerata.It is commonly known as Black cyerce.The Black cyerce lives on sandy bottom,on algae fields in shallow water or seldom on coral fields.These species feeds on algae genus Udotea, especially on Udotea geppiorum.
Similar is Cyerce nigricans.These nudibranch have no striped cerata. It have coloured and banded cerata with spots. In contrast to Cyerce nigra, C.nigricans feed on Chlorodesmis fastigiata (turtle weed).
Direct children (2):
Variety Cyerce nigra var. ocellata Bergh, 1873 (nomen dubium)
Subspecies Cyerce nigra pallens Burn, 1957 accepted as Polybranchia pallens (Burn, 1957) (original combination)
