| Plocamopherus fulgurans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Plocamopherus |
| Species: | P. fulgurans |
| Binomial name | |
| Plocamopherus fulgurans Risbec, 1928 [1] | |
Plocamopherus fulgurans is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. [2]
This species was described from New Caledonia [1] It has been reported from New Caledonia in 2010. [3]
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