Kaloplocamus pacificus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polyceroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Ringipleura Superordo: Nudipleura Ordo: Nudibranchia Subordo: Doridina Infraordo: Doridoidei Superfamilia: Polyceroidea

Familia: Polyceridae
Subfamilia: Triophinae
Genus: Kaloplocamus
Species: Kaloplocamus pacificus

Name

• Kaloplocamus pacificus (Bergh, 1884)
  • Authority for current placement: objective synonymy of original genus, plus see Vallès & Gosliner (2006)
  • Current status: valid species
  • Original genus: Euplocamus Philippi, 1836

Synonyms

• Euplocamus pacificus
• Heteroplocamus pacificus

References

• Vallès, Y.; Gosliner, T.M. 2006: Shedding light onto the genera (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) Kaloplocamus and Plocamopherus with description of new species belonging to these unique bioluminescent dorids. Veliger 48(3): 178-205. Reference page.  [although not treated in detail, Kaloplocamus pacificus is mentioned several times as a valid species]