Biology:Dendronotus frondosus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Drawing of Dendronotus frondosus from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Dendronotida |
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| Species: | D. frondosus
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| Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774)[1]
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Dendronotus frondosus, sometimes known by the common name frond eolis or bushy backed nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, specifically a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.[3][2]
Distribution
This species was described from Norway . A specimen from Norway has been designated as a neotype.[4] This species has been reported from the north-east and north-west Atlantic Ocean.[5] Records from the Pacific Ocean are now known to be distinct species.[4]
Description
The size of the body attains 100 mm.
References
- ↑ (in Norwegian) Ascanius P. (1774). "Beskrivelse over en Norske Sneppe og et Södyr". Det Kongelige Norkse Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter 5: 153-158, pl. 5. Dendronotus frondosus is at 155-158, pl. 5, fig. 2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gofas, S. (2015). Dendronotus frondosus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26
- ↑ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN:3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ekimova, I.; Korshunova, T.; Schepetov, D.; Neretina, T.; Sanamyan, N.; Martynov, A. (2015). Integrative systematics of northern and Arctic nudibranchs of the genus Dendronotus (Mollusca, Gastropoda), with descriptions of three new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 173(4): 841-886.
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., (1999). Dendronotus frondosus. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
- "Dendronotus frondosus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_49974.shtml.
- Photos of Dendronotus frondosus on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q226948 entry
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