Kaloplocamus ramosus

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Kaloplocamus ramosus
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A live individual of Kaloplocamus ramosus, head end towards the left
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Kaloplocamus
Species:
K. ramosus
Binomial name
Kaloplocamus ramosus
(Cantraine, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Doris fimbriataDelle Chiaje, 1841
  • Doris ramosaCantraine, 1835
  • Euplocamus atlanticusBergh, 1892
  • Euplocamus croceusR. A. Philippi, 1836
  • Euplocamus frondosusR. A. Philippi, 1839
  • Kaloplocamus atlanticus(Bergh, 1892)
  • Kaloplocamus aureusOdhner, 1932
  • Kaloplocamus filosusCattaneo-Vietti & Sordi, 1988

Kaloplocamus ramosus, the tasselled nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, and a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. [1]

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Distribution

This species was described from the Mediterranean Sea. [2] It has subsequently been reported from south-eastern Australia and Japan, Hong Kong and Korea. It is also found off the South African coast, where it occurs from Hout Bay on the Cape Peninsula to the Wild Coast. It lives at depths from 25–400 m. [3]

Description

The length of the species attains 100 mm. [4]

The tasselled nudibranch is very well-camouflaged; it usually cannot be noticed underwater without using a torch. The body is pale with variable amounts of reddish-pink pigmentation and is covered with raised white spots. Numerous branched projections on the notum aid in camouflage, and may be extended or retracted. This nudibranch has large perfoliate rhinophores, which are usually pinkish in color. The gills are spotted with red pigmentation. [5]

Distinguishing features

The body is a distinct orange color with brighter orange speckles and may feature scattered, raised white spots. It has a soft texture with numerous branched lateral projections, which become more prominent when viewed underwater. [4]

The body is pale orange with brighter orange speckles and scattered raised white spots. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Kaloplocamus ramosus (Cantraine, 1835) . 30 October 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. ↑ Cantraine, F. 1835. Les diagnoses ou descriptions succintes de quelques espèces nouvelles de mollusques. - Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles (1) 2 (11): 380-401
  3. ↑ ZSILAVECZ, G. 2007. Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. ISBN   0-620-38054-3
  4. 1 2 3 Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. doi:10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001. ISBN   978-1-86868-098-6 . Retrieved 26 October 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Creative Commons by-sa small.svg  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
  5. ↑ GOSLINER, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN   0-930118-13-8
  1. ↑ 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". The Veliger. 48 (3): 178–205.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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