Dendronotus iris
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| Dendronotus iris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dendronotidae |
| Genus: | Dendronotus |
| Species: | D. iris |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendronotus iris (Cooper, 1863)[1] | |
Dendronotus iris, also known as the rainbow nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.[2][3]
This species was described from Santa Barbara, California.[1] It can be found along the west coast of North America from Unalaska Island, Alaska to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California.[4][5]
