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Plocamopherus

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Phylum
  
Superfamily
  
Subfamily
  
Triophinae

Rank
  
Genus

Plocamopherus PLOCAMOPHERUS MARGARETAE VALLES amp GOSLINER 2006

Lower classifications
  
Plocamopherus ceylonicus, Plocamopherus apheles

Plocamopherus is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae, subfamily Triophinae. A unique character of Plocamopherus species is a globular bioluminescent organ at the tip of the pair of appendages which are placed just behind the gills. Many species are known to be nocturnal and several are from deep water. They feed on bryozoans.

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plocamopherus ceylonicus kelaart


Species

Species in the genus Plocamopherus include:

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  • Plocamopherus amboinensis Bergh, 1890
  • Plocamopherus apheles Barnard, 1927
  • Plocamopherus ceylonicus (Kelaart, 1858)
  • Plocamopherus imperialis Angas, 1864
  • Plocamopherus indicus Bergh, 1890
  • Plocamopherus lemur Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
  • Plocamopherus lucayensis Hamann & Farmer, 1988
  • Plocamopherus maculapodium Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
  • Plocamopherus maculatus (Pease, 1860)
  • Plocamopherus maderae (Lowe, 1842)
  • Plocamopherus margaretae Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
  • Plocamopherus ocellatus Rueppell & Leuckart, 1828
  • Plocamopherus pecoso Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
  • Plocamopherus pilatectus Hamann & Farmer, 1988
  • Plocamopherus tilesii Bergh, 1877

  • Plocamopherus The Sea Slug Forum Plocamopherus imperialis

    Plocamopherus The Sea Slug Forum Plocamopherus ceylonicus

    References

    Plocamopherus Wikipedia