''Kaloplocamus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

s in the family Polyceridae.MolluscaBase (2018)
''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 ''Kaloplocamus acutus'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. Distribution This species was described from Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') ...

'' Baba, 1949 * ''

Kaloplocamus dokte ''Kaloplocamus dokte'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superf ...

'' Vallès & Gosliner, 2006 * ''

Kaloplocamus gulo ''Kaloplocamus gulo'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. Distribution This species was described from a depth of 100 metres off São Paulo, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasi ...

'' (Marcus, 1979) * ''

Kaloplocamus maculatus ''Kaloplocamus maculatus'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. Distribution This species was described from Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country ...

'' (Bergh, 1898) * ''

Kaloplocamus maru ''Kaloplocamus maru'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfa ...

'' Vallès & Gosliner, 2006 * ''

Kaloplocamus pacificus ''Kaloplocamus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Kaloplocamus'' Bergh, 1880.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-11. ...

'' (Bergh, 1884) * ''

Kaloplocamus peludo ''Kaloplocamus peludo'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. Description The living animal has a general orange coloration. The whole dorsum has brown dots except at the apices ...

'' Vallès & Gosliner, 2006 * ''

Kaloplocamus ramosus The tasselled nudibranch, scientific name ''Kaloplocamus ramosus'', is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, and a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. Distribution This species was described from the Mediterranean Sea. It h ...

'' (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'' (

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, 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, Berlin

Bergh, 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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