Genus of gastropods
Dendronotus genus of sea slugs , nudibranchs , marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Tritonioidea .[ 1]
This genus is within the clade Cladobranchia (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 ).
Description
Dendronotus has an elongated, broad body, with 4 to 8 pairs of branched cerata on the notum. Animals in this genus have an obvious oral veil with 2 to 5 extensions. These extensions may be branched. Smaller unbranched extensions are found around the mouth. The rhinophores are surrounded by a sheath and the sheath itself has branched extensions. A large extension is found on the side at the base of each rhinophore. The anal opening occurs between the first and second set of dorsal cerata on the right side of the body.[ 2]
Woodcut of marine nudibranchs Eolis and Dendronotus [ 3]
Diet
This genus feeds on hydroids , as reflected by its serrated radula.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Species
Species within the genus Dendronotus include:
Dendronotus albopunctatus Robilliard, 1972 Dendronotus albus MacFarland, 1966 (synonym: Dendronotus diversicolor Robilliard, 1972 )Dendronotus arcticus Korshunova, Sanamyan, Zimina, Fletcher & Martynov, 2016 Dendronotus bathyvela Martynov, Fujiwara, Tsuchida, R. Nakano, N. Sanamyan, K. Sanamyan, Fletcher & Korshunova, 2020 Dendronotus claguei Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018 Dendronotus comteti Valdés & Bouchet, 1998 Dendronotus dalli Bergh, 1879 Dendronotus elegans A. E. Verrill, 1880 Dendronotus europaeus Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken & Picton, 2017 Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774) (synonyms: D. arborescens , D. reynoldsi )Dendronotus gracilis Baba, 1949 Dendronotus iris J.G. Cooper, 1863 (synonym D. giganteus )Dendronotus jamsteci Martynov, Fujiwara, Tsuchida, R. Nakano, N. Sanamyan, K. Sanamyan, Fletcher & Korshunova, 2020 Dendronotus kalikal Ekimova, Korshunova, Schepetov, Neretina, Sanamyan & Martynov, 2015 Dendronotus kamchaticus Ekimova, Korshunova, Schepetov, Neretina, Sanamyan & Martynov, 2015 Dendronotus lacteus (W. Thompson, 1840) Dendronotus nordenskioeldi Korshunova, Bakken, Grøtan, Johnson, Lundin & Martynov, 2020 Dendronotus patricki Stout, N. G. Wilson & Valdés, 2011 Dendronotus primorjensis Martynov, Sanamyan & Korshunova, 2015 Dendronotus robilliardi Korshunova, Sanamyan, Zimina, Fletcher & Martynov, 2016 Dendronotus robustus Verrill, 1870 Dendronotus rufus O'Donoghue, 1921 Dendronotus subramosus MacFarland, 1966 Dendronotus velifer G. O. Sars, 1878 Dendronotus venustus MacFarland, 1966 Dendronotus yrjargul Korshunova, Bakken, Grøtan, Johnson, Lundin & Martynov, 2020 Dendronotus zakuro Martynov, Fujiwara, Tsuchida, R. Nakano, N. Sanamyan, K. Sanamyan, Fletcher & Korshunova, 2020 Species brought into synonymy
Dendronotus diversicolor Robilliard, 1972 : synonym of Dendronotus albus MacFarland, 1966 Dendronotus luteolus Lafont, 1871 : synonym of Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774) Dendronotus nanus Marcus & Marcus, 1967 : synonym of Dendronotus iris J. G. Cooper, 1863 Dendronotus stellifer A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848 : synonym of Bornella stellifer (A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848) Dendronotus tenellus A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848 : synonym of Bornella stellifer (A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848)
References
^ a b Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Dendronotus Alder & Hancock, 1845.
^ 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.
^ Beddard, Frank Evers (1892). Animal Coloration , Swan Sonnenschein.
^ Robilliard, G.A. (1970). The systematics and some aspects of the ecology of the genus Dendronotus. The Veliger , 12: 433–479.
^ W. J. Lambert (1991). "Coexistence of Hydroid Eating Nudibranchs: Do Feeding Biology and Habitat Use Matter?" . The Biological Bulletin . 181 (2): 248– 260. doi :10.2307/1542096 . JSTOR 1542096 . PMID 29304644 . ^ Robilliard, G. A. (1972). "A new species of Dendronotus from the northeastern Pacific with notes on Dendronotus nanus and Dendronotus robustus (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia)". Canadian Journal of Zoology . 50 (4): 421– 432. doi :10.1139/z72-060 .
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