Kaloplocamus acutus
| Kaloplocamus acutus | |
|---|---|
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| Kaloplocamus acutus, Hong Kong. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Subfamily: | Triophinae |
| Genus: | Kaloplocamus |
| Species: | K. acutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Kaloplocamus acutus (Baba, 1949)[1] | |
Kaloplocamus acutus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
Distribution
This species was described from Japan[1] where it is a moderately common animal. It has also been reported from Hong Kong, Eastern Australia and New Caledonia,.[2]
References
- 1 2 Baba, K. 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. 194 pp., 50 pls. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo.
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 5) Kaloplocamus acutus Baba, 1949 . [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/kaloacut
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