Kaloplocamus ramosus

Kaloplocamus ramosus (Cantraine, 1835)

Kaloplocamus ramosus by Enric Madrenas

Synonyms

  • Doris fimbriata Delle Chiaje, 1841
  • Doris ramosa Cantraine, 1835 (original)
  • Euplocamus atlanticus Bergh, 1892
  • Euplocamus croceus Philippi, 1836
  • Euplocamus frondosus Philippi, 1839
  • Euplocamus japonicus Bergh, 1880
  • Kaloplocamus atlanticus (Bergh, 1892)
  • Kaloplocamus aureus Odhner, 1932
  • Kaloplocamus filosus Cattaneo-Vietti & Sordi, 1988

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Kaloplocamus. From Greek “καλός”=Kalós, good, beautiful, lovely, quality, useful, right, moral, virtuous, noble + “plokamos”, hair tress.
  • Ramosus. From Latin “ramosus”, branching. In reference to the highly branched papillae found on the dorsum.

Distribution
It is a Mediterranean species that has also been reported in the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and in places as far away as Angola, South Africa, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. In Catalonia it is considered a rare species. Due to its wide geographical distribution, possibly K. ramosus is a complex of species that are very similar morphologically but different at the molecular level.

Known georeferenced records of the species: Kaloplocamus ramosus
Sources:
: OBIS
: GROC 2010-2011
: Enric Madrenas
: João Pedro Silva
: Bernard Picton
: GBIF.ORG
: OPK
: VIMAR
: Manuel Ballesteros.
: M@re Nostrum
: Altres fonts
: Marine Regions

Abundance

    Western Mediterranean: ★★☆☆☆
    Eastern Mediterranean: ★☆☆☆☆
    Atlantic Ocean: ★☆☆☆☆
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Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Kaloplocamus ramosus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 17/05/2012. Accessed: 07/06/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/KhL4C)

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