Dendronotoidea
Superfamily of gastropods
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Dendronotoidea is a superfamily of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs, and the only member of the suborder Dendronotacea.[1]
| Dendronotoidea | |
|---|---|
| From left to right in each row, from top to bottom: Dendronotus frondosus (Dendronotidae), Phylliroe bucephala (Phylliroidae), Hancockia californica (Hancockiidae), Doto greenamyeri (Dotidae), Scyllaea fulva (Scyllidae), Melibe viridis (Tethydidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Dendronotacea Odhner, 1934 |
| Superfamily: | Dendronotoidea Allman, 1845 |
| Synonyms | |
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Families
The following families are recognised in the superfamily Dendronotoidea:[2][1]
- Family Bornellidae Bergh, 1874
- Family Dendronotidae Allman, 1845
- Family Dotidae Gray, 1853
- Family Hancockiidae MacFarland, 1923
- Family Lomanotidae Bergh, 1890
- Family Phylliroidae Menke, 1830
- Family Scyllaeidae Alder & Hancock, 1855
- Family Tethydidae Rafinesque, 1815