Kaloplocamus ramosus (Cantraine 1835)

The tasselled nudibranch, scientific name Kaloplocamus ramosus, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, and a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

Distribution

This species was described from the Mediterranean Sea.^[1] It has subsequently been reported from south-eastern Australia and Japan, Hong Kong and Korea. It is also found off the South African coast, where it occurs from Hout Bay on the Cape Peninsula to the Wild Coast. It lives at depths from 25–400 m.^[2]

Description

The tasselled nudibranch is very well-camouflaged; it usually cannot be noticed underwater without using a torch. The body is pale with variable amounts of reddish-pink pigmentation and is covered with raised white spots. Numerous branched projections on the notum aid in camouflage, and may be extended or retracted. This nudibranch has large perfoliate rhinophores, which are usually pinkish in color. The gills are spotted with red pigmentation.^[3]

References

Kaloplocamus ramosus (Cantraine, 1835) è un mollusco nudibranchio della famiglia Polyceridae.^[1]

Biologia

Si nutre di briozoi del genere Caberea, Porella cervicornis, Scrupocellaria incurvata, Tubocellaria cereoides.^[2]

Note

Bibliografia

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

Kaloplocamus ramosus is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Polyceridae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1835 door Cantraine.

Kaloplocamus ramosus é uma espécie de molusco pertencente à família Polyceridae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é Cantraine, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1835.

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, incluindo a zona económica exclusiva.

Referências

• Kaloplocamus ramosus - World Register of Marine Species (consultado em 29 de dezembro de 2013).