Dendronotus venustus
| Dendronotus venustus | |
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| Dendronotus venustus from Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, California | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Dendronotacea |
| Family: | Dendronotidae |
| Genus: | Dendronotus |
| Species: | D. venustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendronotus venustus (MacFarland, 1966) | |
Dendronotus venustus is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.
Distribution
This species can be found on the Pacific coast of North America. It was formerly confused with the North Atlantic species Dendronotus frondosus.
Feeding habits
This species feeds on hydroids.
References
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- 1 2 MacFarland F.M. (1966) Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences VI: 1-546. page(s): 147.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Dendronotus venustus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26.
- ↑ Stout C.C., Pola M. & Valdés Á. (2010) Phylogenetic analysis of Dendronotus nudibranchs with emphasis on northeastern Pacific species. Journal of Molluscan Studies 76: 367–375. page(s): 373