Plocamopherus tilesii

Plocamopherus tilesii is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.

Plocamopherus tilesii
The nudibranch Plocamopherus tilesii, Rinca, Indonesia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Polyceridae
Subfamily:
Triophinae
Genus:
Plocamopherus
Species:
P. tilesii
Binomial name
Plocamopherus tilesii
Bergh, 1877 [1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean, from Japan south to Australia.[2]

References
  1. Bergh, L.S.R. (1877). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C.G. Semper, Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 2, Heft 11: pp. 429-494, pls. 54-57.
  2. Rudman, W.B., 1998 (February 2) Plocamopherus tilesii Bergh, 1877. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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