Dendronotus robilliardi is a species of sea slugs, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.[2]
| Dendronotus robilliardi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dendronotidae |
| Genus: | Dendronotus |
| Species: | D. robilliardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendronotus robilliardi Korshunova, Sanamyan, Zimina, Fletcher & Martynov, 2016[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Dendronotus albus sensu Robilliard, 1970 | |
Taxonomic history
editThis species was correctly recognised as separate from Dendronotus albus by Robilliard in 1960.[3] However he identified it as D. albus and described the true D. albus as Dendronotus diversicolor.[1]
Distribution
editThis marine animal can be found in the NE Pacific Ocean from Alaska to California and in the NW Pacific from Russia and Korea.[1]
Description
editThis species grows to a maximum length of 40 mm. It is distinguished from Dendronotus albus by having more than four pairs of cerata, (typically 5 to 7), whilst D . albus is a bigger animal but has no more than four or five pairs.[3] The body and cerata are translucent white with opaque white and orange-yellow tips to the cerata, although in some cases the orange-yellow is absent.[4]
Diet
editThis species feeds preferentially on the hydroid Thuiaria argentea in the family Sertulariidae.[3] Dendronotus albus is said to prefer Abietinaria greenei, Hydrallmania distans and Abietinaria amphora.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Korshunova T., Sanamyan N., Zimina O., Fletcher K. & Martynov A. (2016). Two new species and a remarkable record of the genus Dendronotus from the North Pacific and Arctic oceans (Nudibranchia). ZooKeys. 630: 19-42, page(s): 28, figs 2, 3B
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Dendronotus albus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26.
- ^ a b c d Robilliard, G.A. (1970) The systematics and some aspects of the ecology of the genus Dendronotus (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). The Veliger, 12(4): 433–479.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (August 12) Dendronotus albus Macfarland, 1966. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.