Plocamopherus tilesii Bergh, 1877

Mehrotra, Rahul, A. Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel, M. Scott, Chad, Arnold, Spencer, Monchanin, Coline, Viyakarn, Voranop & Chavanich, Suchana, 2021, An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters, ZooKeys 1042, pp. 73-188 : 73

* Plocamopherus tilesii Bergh, 1877 Figure 16E

Material examined.

Two specimens 102 mm, TT.

Ecology.

Exclusively recorded from soft sediment habitats beyond the fringing coral reef. Depth 18-25 m.

Distribution.

Plocamopherus tilesii is known from Turkey ( Yokeş et al. 2012), Vietnam ( Martynov and Korshunova 2012), the Philippines ( Gosliner et al. 2008), Hong Kong ( Jensen 2000), Japan ( Nakano 2017), China ( Gosliner and Vallès 2006), Australia ( Nimbs and Smith 2016), and Korea ( Song et al. 2017). Here documented as a first record for Thai waters.

Figures

Figure 16. A Gymnodoris sp. 3 12 mm B Gymnodoris nigricolor 5 mm C Gymnodoris cf. nigricolor 6 mm D Gymnodoris sp. 4 9 mm E Plocamopherus tilesii 90 mm F Polycera sp. 12 mm G Tambja amakusana 6 mm (photograph by Richard Brinke) H Tambja pulcherrima 40 mm (photograph by Liam Kelly) I Tambja sp. 4 mm (photo by Kaitlyn Harris) J Thecacera sp. 6 mm K Anteaeolidiella sp. 15 mm L Aeolidiopsis harrietae 17 mm.