Winged thecacera
A species of Thecacera Scientific name : Thecacera pennigera Genus : Thecacera
Winged thecacera, A species of Thecacera
Botanical name: Thecacera pennigera
Genus: Thecacera
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Description
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Description
Thecacera pennigera has a short, wide head with two lateral flaps and two sheathed olfactory organs called rhinophores. The body is wedge shaped, being wide at the front and ending in a slender foot with a lateral keel on either side. Halfway along the body are two long, thin, postbranchial processes with white tips. These are club-shaped and glandular and have a defensive function. A group of bipinnate or tripinnate gills lies just above and to the front of these processes. The general colour of the body is translucent white and the upper side is covered with orange splotches and small black spots. The adult length is usually between 15 millimetres (0.6 in) and 30 millimetres (1.2 in).
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Nudibranchs Family
Polyceridae Genus
Thecacera Species
Winged thecacera 
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