Plocamopherus
| Plocamopherus | |
|---|---|
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| Plocamopherus maderae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Subfamily: | Triophinae |
| Genus: | Plocamopherus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831) |
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.
Species
Species in the genus Plocamopherus include:[1]
- 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
References
- ↑ Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Plocamopherus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138568 on 2014-05-09
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