Plocamopherus maculatus explained

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

Distribution

This species was described from Hawaii where it is a moderately common nocturnal animal.^[1] It has also been reported from the Solomon Islands,^[2] the Marshall Islands and South Africa.^[3]

External links

• SeaSlug Forum info

Notes and References

1. Sea slugs of Hawaii, Cory Pittman and Pauline Fiene http://seaslugsofhawaii.com/species/Plocamopherus-maculatus-a.html
2. Rudman, W.B., 2003 (November 12) Plocamopherus maculatus (Pease, 1860). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/plocmacu
3. Gosliner, Terrence. Nudibranchs of southern Africa: A guide to Opisthobranch molluscs of southern Africa Sea Challengers, Monterey, 1987.