Plocamopherus pilatectus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
| Plocamopherus pilatectus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Plocamopherus |
| Species: | P. pilatectus
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| Binomial name | |
| Plocamopherus pilatectus Hamann & Farmer, 1988
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Distribution edit
This species was described from the Grenadines. It has subsequently been reported from nearby islands in the Caribbean Sea.
References edit
Hamann, J. C. and W. M. Farmer. 1988. Two new species of Plocamopherus from the western warm water Atlantic. The Veliger, 31 68-74.
External links edit
- http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?nameid=8706 Malacolog Version 4.1.1 A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca