Dendronotus comteti

Dendronotus comteti is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.[2]

Dendronotus comteti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia

clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:
Tritonioidea
Family:
Dendronotidae
Genus:
Dendronotus
Species:
D. comteti
Binomial name
Dendronotus comteti
Valdés & Bouchet, 1998[1]

Distribution

This species was described from specimens collected from near hydrothermal vents by the submersible Nautile at the Lucky Strike area (37°17.3′N 32°16.5′W) of the Mid-Atlantic ridge at 1685 m depth.[3]

References
  1. Valdés Á. & Bouchet P. 1998. Naked in toxic fluids: A nudibranch mollusc from hydrothermal vents. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 45 1-3: 319-327, pages: 319-327
  2. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Dendronotus comteti. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-02-08.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (October 4) Dendronotus comteti Valdés & Bouchet, 1998. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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