Dendronotus comteti

Dendronotus comteti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Dendronotidae
Genus:	Dendronotus
Species:	D. comteti
Binomial name
Dendronotus comteti Valdés & Bouchet, 1998 [1]

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

Distribution

This species was described from specimens collected from near hydrothermal vents by the submersible Nautile at the Lucky Strike area ( 37°17.3′N32°16.5′W / 37.2883°N 32.2750°W / 37.2883; -32.2750 ) of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 1685 m depth. ^[3]

References

1. Valdés Á. & Bouchet P. 1998. Naked in toxic fluids: A nudibranch mollusc from hydrothermal vents. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 45 1-3: 319-327, pages: 319-327
2. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Dendronotus comteti. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-02-08.
3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (October 4) Dendronotus comteti Valdés & Bouchet, 1998. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.