Dendronotus dalli
Species of sea slug
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Dendronotus dalli is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Dendronotacea |
| Family: | Dendronotidae |
| Genus: | Dendronotus |
| Species: | D. dalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendronotus dalli | |
Distribution
This species was described from the Bering Sea.[1] It can be found along the west coast of North America from the Bering Sea, Alaska to Puget Sound, Washington.[3][4] Similar looking animals from the White Sea and Barents Sea, North Atlantic have been demonstrated to be a distinct species, Dendronotus niveus.[5]
Diet
Dendronotus dalli feeds on the hydroids Abietinaria rigida and Abietinaria amphora, family Sertulariidae.[6]