Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774)
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). |
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
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References for the species: Dendronotus frondosus
- Cantabria: Hidalgo (1916, as D. arborescens).
General: Abe, 1964:87[P]; Alder & Hancock, 1845b:fam. 3, pl. 3[P]; Baba, 1993:29[P]; Behrens, 1980:74[P]; 1991:76[P]; Brown & Picton, 1979:5; Colgan, 1914:194; Dahl, 1925:163; Dekker, 1989:101; Farmer, 1980:70; Fez Sanchez, 1974:64; Hayward, Wigham & Yonow, 1990:709; Jutting & Engel, 1936:54; Larsen, 1925:38; Lemche, 1938:13; 1941a:15; Loyning, 1927:248; MacFarland, 1966:256; MacGinitie, 1959:144; Marcus & Marcus, 1961:34; 1969a:27; McDonald, 1983:173; McDonald & Nybakken, 1980:56[P]; Meyer, 1970:142; Nordsieck, 1972:67; Odhner, 1926a:17; 1939:45; Picton & Morrow, 1994:36[P]; Pruvot-Fol, 1954b:355; Robilliard, 1962:93; 1970:441[P]; 1975:44; Roginskaya, 1987d:173; Swennen, 1987:37; Thompson, 1976a:[P]; 1988:124; Thompson & Brown, 1976:66; 1984:22[P]; Vayssiere, 1913:7; 1913a:257Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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Bibliography
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, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2021) "Dendronotus frondosus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/10/2014. Accessed: 04/03/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/6pp4K)