taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
0565D6F252F55D5B9457D80709BD65C6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1636095	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1279.184298.figure1	Figure 1. Living specimens of Thecacera sesama sp. nov. A. Ecological photos; B. ASIZM 0001722; C. ASIZM 0001721. Scale bars: 1 mm.	Figure 1. Living specimens of Thecacera sesama sp. nov. A. Ecological photos; B. ASIZM 0001722; C. ASIZM 0001721. Scale bars: 1 mm.	2026-05-11	Chan, Ho-Yeung;Lee, Chen-Lu;Chen, Wei-Cheng;Chang, Chia-Hao;Shao, Yi-Ta;Pang, Ka-Lai		Zenodo	biologists	Chan, Ho-Yeung;Lee, Chen-Lu;Chen, Wei-Cheng;Chang, Chia-Hao;Shao, Yi-Ta;Pang, Ka-Lai			
0565D6F252F55D5B9457D80709BD65C6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1636096	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1279.184298.figure2	Figure 2. Details of appearance and morphological features, hand-drawn on a tablet PC by C-LL. Thecacera sesama sp. nov. Abbreviations: R rhinophores; RS rhinophoral sheaths; EA extra-rhinophoral appendages; PT propodial tentacles; G gills; PBA post-branchial appendages; T tail. Scale bar: 1 mm	Figure 2. Details of appearance and morphological features, hand-drawn on a tablet PC by C-LL. Thecacera sesama sp. nov. Abbreviations: R rhinophores; RS rhinophoral sheaths; EA extra-rhinophoral appendages; PT propodial tentacles; G gills; PBA post-branchial appendages; T tail. Scale bar: 1 mm	2026-05-11	Chan, Ho-Yeung;Lee, Chen-Lu;Chen, Wei-Cheng;Chang, Chia-Hao;Shao, Yi-Ta;Pang, Ka-Lai		Zenodo	biologists	Chan, Ho-Yeung;Lee, Chen-Lu;Chen, Wei-Cheng;Chang, Chia-Hao;Shao, Yi-Ta;Pang, Ka-Lai			
0565D6F252F55D5B9457D80709BD65C6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1636097	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1279.184298.figure3	Figure 3. Living specimens of bryozoan with Thecacera species. A. T. sesama sp. nov. feeding on a bryozoan; B. Bryozoan, ASIZ 0100005; C. T. pacifica feeding on a bryozoan; D. T. picta feeding on another bryozoan. Scale bar: 1 mm (B).	Figure 3. Living specimens of bryozoan with Thecacera species. A. T. sesama sp. nov. feeding on a bryozoan; B. Bryozoan, ASIZ 0100005; C. T. pacifica feeding on a bryozoan; D. T. picta feeding on another bryozoan. Scale bar: 1 mm (B).	2026-05-11	Chan, Ho-Yeung;Lee, Chen-Lu;Chen, Wei-Cheng;Chang, Chia-Hao;Shao, Yi-Ta;Pang, Ka-Lai		Zenodo	biologists	Chan, Ho-Yeung;Lee, Chen-Lu;Chen, Wei-Cheng;Chang, Chia-Hao;Shao, Yi-Ta;Pang, Ka-Lai			
0565D6F252F55D5B9457D80709BD65C6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1636098	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1279.184298.figure4	Figure 4. Maximum-likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequences showing the relationship of Thecacera sesama sp. nov. and related species within the family Polyceridae. Bootstrap support values (left) and Bayesian posterior probabilities (right) are indicated at each node. The newly species is highlighted in bold. The scale bar represents 0.10 substitutions per site. Bathydoris clavigera was used as the outgroup.	Figure 4. Maximum-likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequences showing the relationship of Thecacera sesama sp. nov. and related species within the family Polyceridae. Bootstrap support values (left) and Bayesian posterior probabilities (right) are indicated at each node. The newly species is highlighted in bold. The scale bar represents 0.10 substitutions per site. Bathydoris clavigera was used as the outgroup.	2026-05-11	Chan, Ho-Yeung;Lee, Chen-Lu;Chen, Wei-Cheng;Chang, Chia-Hao;Shao, Yi-Ta;Pang, Ka-Lai		Zenodo	biologists	Chan, Ho-Yeung;Lee, Chen-Lu;Chen, Wei-Cheng;Chang, Chia-Hao;Shao, Yi-Ta;Pang, Ka-Lai			
0565D6F252F55D5B9457D80709BD65C6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1636099	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1279.184298.figure5	Figure 5. Maximum-likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree based on mitochondrial 16 S rRNA gene sequences showing the relationship of Thecacera sesama sp. nov. and related taxa within the family Polyceridae. Bootstrap support values (left) and Bayesian posterior probabilities (right) are indicated at each node. The new species is highlighted in bold. The scale bar represents 0.10 substitutions per site. Bathydoris clavigera was used as the outgroup.	Figure 5. Maximum-likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree based on mitochondrial 16 S rRNA gene sequences showing the relationship of Thecacera sesama sp. nov. and related taxa within the family Polyceridae. Bootstrap support values (left) and Bayesian posterior probabilities (right) are indicated at each node. The new species is highlighted in bold. The scale bar represents 0.10 substitutions per site. Bathydoris clavigera was used as the outgroup.	2026-05-11	Chan, Ho-Yeung;Lee, Chen-Lu;Chen, Wei-Cheng;Chang, Chia-Hao;Shao, Yi-Ta;Pang, Ka-Lai		Zenodo	biologists	Chan, Ho-Yeung;Lee, Chen-Lu;Chen, Wei-Cheng;Chang, Chia-Hao;Shao, Yi-Ta;Pang, Ka-Lai			
