Kaloplocamus Explained

Kaloplocamus is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae.^{[1] [2]}

It contains bioluminescent species.^[3]

Species

Species in the genus Kaloplocamus include:^[1]

• 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 (Angas, 1864)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Kaloplocamus atlanticus (Bergh, 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
• Oliver W.R.B. (1915) The Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 47, 509–568, pls. 9–12.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-11.
2. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
3. Herring . Peter J. . Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms . Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence . 1987 . 3. 1 . 147–163. 10.1002/bio.1170010303 . 3503524 .