Dendronotus venustus

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

Dendronotus venustus
Dendronotus venustus from Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, California
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. venustus
Binomial name
Dendronotus venustus

Distribution

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
Dendronotus venustus depositing eggs (Princeton Harbor, California)

This species feeds on hydroids.[1]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Dendronotus venustus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26.
  3. 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
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