Dendronotus subramosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia

clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:
Tritonioidea
Family:
Dendronotidae
Genus:
Dendronotus
Species:
D. subramosus
Binomial name
Dendronotus subramosus

Dendronotus subramosus is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.[2]

Distribution

Dendronotus subramosus color variations

This species can be found on the Pacific Ocean coast of North America from Bamfield, Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Islas Coronado, Baja California, Mexico.[3][4]

Feeding habits

This species feeds on the hydroid Aglaophenia.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Dendronotus subramosus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-02-08.
  3. 1 2 Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 95.
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (July 30) Dendronotus subramosus MacFarland, 1966. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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