Kaloplocamus acutus

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Kaloplocamus acutus
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Kaloplocamus acutus, Hong Kong
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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. acutus
Binomial name
Kaloplocamus acutus
(Baba, 1949) [1]

Kaloplocamus acutus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

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Distribution

This species was described from Japan [1] where it is a moderately common animal. It has also been reported from Hong Kong, Eastern Australia and New Caledonia,. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Baba, K. 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. 194 pp., 50 pls. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo.
  2. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 5) Kaloplocamus acutus Baba, 1949 . [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/kaloacut