''Kaloplocamus'' is a
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sea slug
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s, specifically
nudibranchs, shell-less
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gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the family
Polyceridae
The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Polyceroidea.
Taxonomy
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.
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''Kaloplocamus'' Bergh, 1880.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-11.
It contains bioluminescent species.
Species
Species in the genus ''Kaloplocamus'' include:
* ''
Kaloplocamus acutus''
Baba, 1949
* ''
Kaloplocamus dokte''
Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
* ''
Kaloplocamus gulo''
(Marcus, 1979)
* ''
Kaloplocamus maculatus''
(Bergh, 1898)
* ''
Kaloplocamus maru''
Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
* ''
Kaloplocamus pacificus''
(Bergh, 1884)
* ''
Kaloplocamus peludo''
Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
* ''
Kaloplocamus ramosus''
(Cantraine, 1835)
* ''
Kaloplocamus yatesi
''Kaloplocamus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Kaloplocamus'' Bergh, 1880.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Angas, 1864)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Kaloplocamus atlanticus''
(Bergh
Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum.
In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland
Montferland () is ...
, 1892): synonym of ''Kaloplocamus ramosus'' (Cantraine, 1835)
* ''Kaloplocamus aureus''
Odhner, 1932: synonym of ''Kaloplocamus ramosus'' (Cantraine, 1835)
* ''Kaloplocamus filosus''
Cattaneo-Vietti & Sordi, 1988: synonym of ''Kaloplocamus ramosus'' (Cantraine, 1835)
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
External links
Philippi R. A. (1836). ''Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit.'' Vol. 1. Schropp, BerlinBergh, L. S. R. (1880). ''Beitrage zu einer Monographie der Polyceraden''. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 29: 599-652, pl. 9-14
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Polyceridae
Bioluminescent molluscs
Gastropod genera