Dendronotus patricki
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| Dendronotus patricki | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dendronotidae |
| Genus: | Dendronotus |
| Species: | D. patricki |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendronotus patricki Stout, N. G. Wilson & Valdés, 2011[1] | |
Dendronotus patricki is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.[2]
This species was described from a whalefall, a dead whale which was experimentally placed in Monterey Canyon, California at a depth of 1820 m (36°42′30″N 122°06′19″W / 36.70833°N 122.10528°W). It was also seen on video from an ROV at another whalefall in Santa Cruz Basin, 33°29′40″N 119°22′04″W / 33.49444°N 119.36778°W at a depth of 1676 m.[1]