Biology:Dendronotus kamchaticus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Dendronotus kamchaticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
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Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Dendronotida
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D. kamchaticus
Binomial name
Dendronotus kamchaticus
Ekimova, Korshunova, Schepetov, Neretina, Sanamyan & Martynov, 2015[1]

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

Etymology

This species is named after Kamchatka, where it was found.[1]

Distribution

This species was described from specimens collected at 7 m depth at Cape Baraniy, Avachinskiy Bay, Kamchatka, northwest Pacific Ocean.[1]

Description

Dendronotus kamchaticus has a patterned body which is similar to Dendronotus frondosus, Dendronotus kalikal and Dendronotus venustus. It is distinguished from these species by details of the colour pattern, the branching of the dorsal appendages (cerata), the smooth median tooth of the radula in adults and molecular characters.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Dendronotus kamchaticus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-31.

Wikidata ☰ Q25094602 entry