Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist.
Polycera hedgpethi - The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Polyceroidea.
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Hedgpeth's Dorid
Polycera hedgpethi
Identified using iNaturalist.
5
Media items
Photos and videos
4
Dives
Distinct encounters
3
Locations
Where seen
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
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Indicative archive pattern · 5 observations / 4 dives
Calendar-quarter observations
Jan–Mar1
Jul–Sep2
Oct–Dec2
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • No direct or profile-estimated depths are available yet.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
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