Dendronotus frondosus

Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774)

Dendronotus frondosus (Sweden) by Klas Malmberg

Taxonomy

	Superdomain	Biota
	Kingdom	Animalia
	Phylum	Mollusca
	Class	Gastropoda
	Subclass	Heterobranchia
	Infraclass	Euthyneura
	Subterclass	Ringipleura
	Superorder	Nudipleura
	Order	Nudibranchia
	Suborder	Cladobranchia
	Superfamily	Dendronotoidea
	Family	Dendronotidae
	Genus	Dendronotus
	Species	Dendronotus frondosus  (Ascanius, 1774)
	Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139523).

Taxonomic note: The name D. venustus is resurrected for eastern Pacific populations previously considered to be D. frondosus. Pacific D. venustus display consistent morphological and molecular differences from Atlantic D. frondosus (Stout et al. 2010).

Synonyms

• Amphitrite frondosa Ascanius, 1774 (original)
• Dendronotus luteolus Lafont, 1871
• Doris arborescens Müller O.F., 1776
• Tritonia pulchella Alder & Hancock, 1842
• Tritonia reynoldsii Couthouy, 1838

Description

Biology

Etymology

• Dendronotus. From Greek “dendron”, tree + “noton”, back, dorsum.
• Frondosus. From Latin “frondosus”, leafy, abounding in foliage.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Dendronotus frondosus
Sources:
: OBIS : GROC 2010-2011 : Enric Madrenas : João Pedro Silva : Bernard Picton : GBIF.ORG	: OPK : VIMAR : Manuel Ballesteros. : M@re Nostrum : Altres fonts : Marine Regions

References for the species: Dendronotus frondosus

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Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.

Abundance

Western Mediterranean:
Eastern Mediterranean:
Atlantic Ocean:

Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Dendronotus frondosus based on our own records.

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Bibliography

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Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.

Further reading

• "Estran 22" Faune et flore de la zone de balancement des marées en Côtes d'Armor
• Baue Bay Area
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• DORIS
• Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
• Flickr pictures
• Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
• NCBI GenBank
• OBIS - Search by Taxon
• Scottish Nudibranchs
• World Register of Marine Species

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2021) "Dendronotus frondosus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/10/2014. Accessed: 27/10/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/6pp4K)

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