Dendronotidae

Dendronotidae
Dendronotus albus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:	Tritonioidea
Family:	Dendronotidae Allman, 1845

Dendronotidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.

This family is within the clade Cladobranchia (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Description

Animals within this family have elongated bodies with numerous branching cerata on their dorsal sides. The cerata lack extensions from the digestive gland. The head has an oral veil having branching extensions. The lamellate rhinophores are surrounded by a sheath and branched extensions.^[1]

Taxonomy

The family Dendronotidae consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Dendronotus is the only genus in this family.^[2]

• Dendronotus
  • Dendronotus albopunctatus Robilliard, 1972
  • Dendronotus albus MacFarland, 1966
  • Dendronotus dalli Bergh, 1879
  • Dendronotus diversicolor Robilliard, 1972
  • Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774) (synonyms: D. arborescens, D. reynoldsi)
  • Dendronotus iris J.G. Cooper, 1863 (synonym D. giganteus)
  • Dendronotus robustus Verrill, 1870 (synomym: D. velifer)
  • Dendronotus rufus O'Donoghue, 1921
  • Dendronotus subramosus MacFarland, 1966

References

1. ^ http://folk.ntnu.no/vmzotbak/nudibranchia/dendronotidae/dendronotidae.htm accessed 5 November 2009
2. ^ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?path=0,1,2,3,120,514,79076&selected_taxon=79076 accessed 5 November 2009

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