Plocamopherus ocellatus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Plocamopherus ocellatus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Ringipleura |
| Superorder | Nudipleura |
| Order | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder | Doridida |
| Infraorder | Doridoidei |
| Superfamily | Polyceroidea |
| Family | Polyceridae |
| Subfamily | Triophinae |
| Genus | Plocamopherus |
| Species | Plocamopherus ocellatus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828 |
Biology
Etymology
- Plocamopherus. From Greek “plokamos”, hair tress + “-pherus”, from Latin “fero”, a combining form meaning “bearing”, “producing”, “yielding”, “containing”, “conveying” used in the formation of compound words.
- Ocellatus. From Latin “ocellatus”, with small eyes, or eye-shaped stains.
Distribution
Alien species.
Known georeferenced records of the species: Plocamopherus ocellatus
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Plocamopherus ocellatus based on our own records.
More pictures
Plocamopherus ocellatus @ Movenpick Beach, Beirut, Lebanon 26.09.2015 by Sonja Ooms
Plocamopherus ocellatus @ Movenpick Beach, Beirut, Lebanon 26.09.2015 by Sonja Ooms
Bibliography
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Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Plocamopherus ocellatus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 19/09/2014. Accessed: 03/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=14590)
