Dendronotus

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Dendronotus is a genus of nudibranchs in the superfamily Tritonioidea.[1]

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Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Dendronotacea
Family: Dendronotidae
Genus: Dendronotus
Alder & Hancock, 1845
Type species
Doris arborescens Müller O.F., 1776
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Amphitrite Ascanius, 1774 (Invalid: junior homonym of Amphitrite Müller, 1771 [Annelida])
  • Campaspe Bergh, 1863
  • Pseudobornella Baba, 1932
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This genus is within the clade Cladobranchia (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Description

Dendronotus has an elongated, broad body, with 4 to 8 pairs of branched cerata on the notum. Animals in this genus have an obvious oral veil with 2 to 5 extensions. These extensions may be branched. Smaller unbranched extensions are found around the mouth. The rhinophores are surrounded by a sheath and the sheath itself has branched extensions. A large extension is found on the side at the base of each rhinophore. The anal opening occurs between the first and second set of dorsal cerata on the right side of the body.[2]

Woodcut of marine nudibranchs Eolis and Dendronotus[3]

Diet

This genus feeds on hydroids, as reflected by its serrated radula.[4] [5][6]

Species

Species within the genus Dendronotus include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Dendronotus diversicolor Robilliard, 1972: synonym of Dendronotus albus MacFarland, 1966
  • Dendronotus luteolus Lafont, 1871: synonym of Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774)
  • Dendronotus nanus Marcus & Marcus, 1967: synonym of Dendronotus iris J. G. Cooper, 1863
  • Dendronotus stellifer A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848: synonym of Bornella stellifer (A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848)
  • Dendronotus tenellus A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848: synonym of Bornella stellifer (A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848)

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