Dendronotus is a genus of nudibranchs in the superfamily Tritonioidea.
This genus is within the clade Cladobranchia (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Description
Dendronotus has an elongated, broad body, with 4 to 8 pairs of branched cerata on the notum. Animals in this genus have an obvious oral veil with 2 to 5 extensions. These extensions may be branched. Smaller unbranched extensions are found around the mouth. The rhinophores are surrounded by a sheath and the sheath itself has branched extensions. A large extension is found on the side at the base of each rhinophore. The anal opening occurs between the first and second set of dorsal cerata on the right side of the body.
Diet
This genus feeds on hydroids, as reflected by its serrated radula.
Species
Species within the genus Dendronotus include:
- Dendronotus albopunctatus <small>Robilliard, 1972</small>
- Dendronotus albus <small>MacFarland, 1966</small> (synonym: Dendronotus diversicolor <small>Robilliard, 1972</small>)
- Dendronotus arcticus <small>Korshunova, Sanamyan, Zimina, Fletcher & Martynov, 2016</small>
- Dendronotus bathyvela <small>Martynov, Fujiwara, Tsuchida, R. Nakano, N. Sanamyan, K. Sanamyan, Fletcher & Korshunova, 2020</small>
- Dendronotus claguei <small>Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018</small>
- Dendronotus comteti <small>Valdés & Bouchet, 1998</small>
- Dendronotus dalli <small>Bergh, 1879</small>
- Dendronotus elegans <small>A. E. Verrill, 1880</small>
- Dendronotus europaeus <small>Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken & Picton, 2017</small>
- Dendronotus frondosus <small>(Ascanius, 1774)</small> (synonyms: D. arborescens, D. reynoldsi)
- Dendronotus gracilis <small>Baba, 1949</small>
- Dendronotus iris <small>J.G. Cooper, 1863</small> (synonym D. giganteus)
- Dendronotus jamsteci <small>Martynov, Fujiwara, Tsuchida, R. Nakano, N. Sanamyan, K. Sanamyan, Fletcher & Korshunova, 2020</small>
- Dendronotus kalikal <small>Ekimova, Korshunova, Schepetov, Neretina, Sanamyan & Martynov, 2015</small>
- Dendronotus kamchaticus <small>Ekimova, Korshunova, Schepetov, Neretina, Sanamyan & Martynov, 2015</small>
- Dendronotus lacteus <small>(W. Thompson, 1840)</small>
- Dendronotus nordenskioeldi <small>Korshunova, Bakken, Grøtan, Johnson, Lundin & Martynov, 2020</small>
- Dendronotus patricki <small>Stout, N. G. Wilson & Valdés, 2011</small>
- Dendronotus primorjensis <small>Martynov, Sanamyan & Korshunova, 2015</small>
- Dendronotus robilliardi <small>Korshunova, Sanamyan, Zimina, Fletcher & Martynov, 2016</small>
- Dendronotus robustus <small>Verrill, 1870</small>
- Dendronotus rufus <small>O'Donoghue, 1921</small>
- Dendronotus subramosus <small>MacFarland, 1966</small>
- Dendronotus velifer <small>G. O. Sars, 1878</small>
- Dendronotus venustus <small>MacFarland, 1966</small>
- Dendronotus yrjargul <small>Korshunova, Bakken, Grøtan, Johnson, Lundin & Martynov, 2020</small>
- Dendronotus zakuro <small>Martynov, Fujiwara, Tsuchida, R. Nakano, N. Sanamyan, K. Sanamyan, Fletcher & Korshunova, 2020</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Dendronotus diversicolor <small>Robilliard, 1972</small>: synonym of Dendronotus albus <small>MacFarland, 1966</small>
- Dendronotus luteolus <small>Lafont, 1871</small>: synonym of Dendronotus frondosus <small>(Ascanius, 1774)</small>
- Dendronotus nanus <small>Marcus & Marcus, 1967</small>: synonym of Dendronotus iris <small>J. G. Cooper, 1863</small>
- Dendronotus stellifer <small>A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848</small>: synonym of Bornella stellifer <small>(A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848)</small>
- Dendronotus tenellus <small>A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848</small>: synonym of Bornella stellifer <small>(A. Adams & Reeve [in A. Adams], 1848)</small>
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