Dendronotus frondosus | |
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Drawing of Dendronotus frondosus from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Family: | Dendronotidae |
Genus: | Dendronotus |
Species: | D. frondosus
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Binomial name | |
Dendronotus frondosus | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Dendronotus frondosus, sometimes known by the common name frond eolis or bushy backed nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, specifically a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae. [3] [2]
This species was described from Norway. A specimen from Norway has been designated as a neotype. [4] This species has been reported from the north-east and north-west Atlantic Ocean. [5] Records from the Pacific Ocean are now known to be distinct species. [4]
The size of the body attains 100 mm.
Dendronotus frondosus | |
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Drawing of Dendronotus frondosus from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Family: | Dendronotidae |
Genus: | Dendronotus |
Species: | D. frondosus
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Binomial name | |
Dendronotus frondosus | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Dendronotus frondosus, sometimes known by the common name frond eolis or bushy backed nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, specifically a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae. [3] [2]
This species was described from Norway. A specimen from Norway has been designated as a neotype. [4] This species has been reported from the north-east and north-west Atlantic Ocean. [5] Records from the Pacific Ocean are now known to be distinct species. [4]
The size of the body attains 100 mm.