Biology:Plocamopherus pilatectus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Plocamopherus pilatectus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Plocamopherus
Species:
P. pilatectus
Binomial name
Plocamopherus pilatectus
Hamann & Farmer, 1988

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

Distribution

This species was described from the Grenadines. It has subsequently been reported from nearby islands in the Caribbean Sea.

References

Hamann, J. C. and W. M. Farmer. 1988. Two new species of Plocamopherus from the western warm water Atlantic. The Veliger, 31 68-74.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14127085 entry