Plocamopherus
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Plocamopherus is a genus
of sea slug
s, specifically nudibranch
s, shell-less marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, specifically nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, shell-less marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae
Polyceridae
Polyceridae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the Superfamily Polyceroidea.- Taxonomy :...
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Species
Species in the genus Plocamopherus include:- Plocamopherus ceylonicus (Kelaart, 1858)
- Plocamopherus imperialis Angas, 1864
- Plocamopherus lucayensis Hamann & Farmer, 1988
- Plocamopherus maculapodium Valles & Gosliner, 2006
- Plocamopherus maculatus (Pease, 1860)
- Plocamopherus maderae (Lowe, 1842)
- Plocamopherus ocellatus Rueppell & Leuckart, 1828
- Plocamopherus tilesii BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1877