| Plocamopherus apheles | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Plocamopherus |
| Species: | P. apheles |
| Binomial name | |
| Plocamopherus apheles Barnard, 1927 | |
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This species was described from East London, South Africa.
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Barnard, K.H. 1927. South African nudibranch Mollusca, with descriptions of new species, and a note on some specimens from Tristan d’Acunha. Annals of the South African Museum 25:171–215, pls. 119–120.