Kaloplocamus acutus

Kaloplocamus acutus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.

Kaloplocamus acutus
Kaloplocamus acutus, Hong Kong.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Polyceridae
Subfamily:
Triophinae
Genus:
Kaloplocamus
Species:
K. acutus
Binomial name
Kaloplocamus acutus
(Baba, 1949)[1]

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. Baba, K. 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. 194 pp., 50 pls. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo.
  2. 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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