Dendronotus robilliardi

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Dendronotus robilliardi
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D. robilliardi
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Dendronotus robilliardi
Korshunova, Sanamyan, Zimina, Fletcher & Martynov, 2016 [1]
Synonyms

Dendronotus albussensu Robilliard, 1970

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

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Taxonomic history

This 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

This 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

This 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

This 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Dendronotus albus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Robilliard, G.A. (1970) The systematics and some aspects of the ecology of the genus Dendronotus (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). The Veliger, 12(4): 433479.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (August 12) Dendronotus albus Macfarland, 1966. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.