Plocamopherus is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae, subfamily Triophinae. A unique character of Plocamopherus species is a globular bioluminescent organ at the tip of the pair of appendages which are placed just behind the gills. Many species are known to be nocturnal and several are from deep water. They feed on bryozoans.
It contains bioluminescent species.
Species
Species in the genus Plocamopherus include:
- Plocamopherus amboinensis <small>Bergh, 1890 </small>
- Plocamopherus apheles <small>Barnard, 1927 </small>
- Plocamopherus ceylonicus <small>(Kelaart, 1858) </small>
- Plocamopherus fulgurans <small>Risbec, 1928</small>
- Plocamopherus imperialis <small>Angas, 1864 </small>
- Plocamopherus indicus <small>Bergh, 1890 </small>
- Plocamopherus lemur <small>Vallès & Gosliner, 2006 </small>
- Plocamopherus lucayensis <small>Hamann & Farmer, 1988 </small>
- Plocamopherus maculapodium <small>Vallès & Gosliner, 2006 </small>
- Plocamopherus maculatus <small>(Pease, 1860) </small>
- Plocamopherus maderae <small>(Lowe, 1842) </small>
- Plocamopherus margaretae <small>Vallès & Gosliner, 2006 </small>
- Plocamopherus ocellatus <small>Rueppell & Leuckart, 1828 </small>
- Plocamopherus pecoso <small>Vallès & Gosliner, 2006 </small>
- Plocamopherus pilatectus <small>Hamann & Farmer, 1988 </small>
- Plocamopherus tilesii <small>Bergh, 1877 </small>
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