Dendronotus venustus
Appearance
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Dendronotus venustus from Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, California | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Family: | Dendronotidae |
Genus: | Dendronotus |
Species: | D. venustus
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Binomial name | |
Dendronotus venustus (MacFarland, 1966)[1]
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Dendronotus venustus is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found on the Pacific coast of North America. It was formerly confused with the North Atlantic species Dendronotus frondosus.[3]
Feeding habits
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This species feeds on hydroids.[1]
References
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- ^ a b MacFarland F.M. (1966) Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences VI: 1-546. page(s): 147.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Dendronotus venustus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26.
- ^ Stout C.C., Pola M. & Valdés Á. (2010) Phylogenetic analysis of Dendronotus nudibranchs with emphasis on northeastern Pacific species. Journal of Molluscan Studies 76: 367-375. page(s): 373