Kaloplocamus gulo is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
| Kaloplocamus gulo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Kaloplocamus |
| Species: | K. gulo
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| Binomial name | |
| Kaloplocamus gulo (Ev. Marcus, 1979)[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from a depth of 100 metres off São Paulo, Brazil[1] as a species of Plocamopherus. It was transferred to the genus Kaloplocamus in 1988 as it lacks the club-like extra-branchial appendages characteristic of Plocamopherus species.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Marcus, E. d. B.-R. 1979. Campagne de la Calypso au large des côtes atlantiques de l'Amérique du Sud (1961-1962). 31. Mollusca Opisthobranchia. Résultats Scientifiques des Campagnes de la Calypso 11: 131-137.
- ^ Hamann, J. C. and W. M. Farmer. 1988. Two new species of Plocamopherus from the western warm water Atlantic. Veliger 31: 68-74.