Dendronotus kalikal

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

Dendronotus kalikal
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. kalikal
Binomial name
Dendronotus kalikal
Ekimova, Korshunova, Schepetov, Neretina, Sanamyan & Martynov, 2015[1]

Etymology

The word kalikal means a variegated pattern in Koryak, one of the indigenous languages of Kamchatka.[1]

Distribution

This species was described from five specimens collected at 14–16 m depth at Starichkov Island, Avachinsky Bay, Kamchatka, northwest Pacific Ocean, 52.77843°N 158.61726°E / 52.77843; 158.61726 and other specimens from slightly deeper water as well as one from 60 m depth in the Bering Strait.[1]

Description

Dendronotus kalikal has a patterned body which is similar to Dendronotus frondosus, Dendronotus kamchaticus and Dendronotus venustus. It is distinguished from these species by details of the colour pattern, the branching of the dorsal appendages (cerata), the radula and molecular characters.[1]

References
  1. Ekimova, I.; Korshunova, T.; Schepetov, D.; Neretina, T.; Sanamyan, N.; Martynov, A. (2015). Integrative systematics of northern and Arctic nudibranchs of the genus Dendronotus (Mollusca, Gastropoda), with descriptions of three new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 173(4): 841-886.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Dendronotus kalikal. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-31.
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