Dendronotidae
| Dendronotidae | |
|---|---|
| From left to right in each row, from top to bottom: Dendronotus albus, Dendronotus robustus, Cabangus regius, and Pseudobornella orientalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Dendronotacea |
| Superfamily: | Dendronotoidea |
| Family: | Dendronotidae Allman, 1845[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Dendronotus Alder & Hancock, 1845
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| Synonyms | |
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Dendronotinae Allman, 1845 | |
Dendronotidae is a family of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs, in the superfamily Dendronotoidea.[2]
Description
Animals within this family have elongated bodies with numerous branching cerata on their dorsal sides. The cerata contain extensions from the digestive gland which vary in extent between species. The head has an oral veil having branching extensions. The lamellate rhinophores are surrounded by a sheath and branched extensions.[3]
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Dendronotidae:[2][3][4]
- Genus Cabangus Korshunova, Bakken, Grøtan, K. B. Johnson, Lundin & Martynov, 2020
- Genus Dendronotus Alder & Hancock, 1845
- Genus Pseudobornella Baba, 1932
References
- ^ Allman G.J., 1845. On the anatomy of Actaeon, with remarks on the order Phlebenterata of M. de Quatrefages. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 1, 16: 145–162, p. 161, as Dendronotinae.
- ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Dendronotidae Allman, 1845". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ a b Korshunova, Tatiana; Bakken, Torkild; Grøtan, Viktor V.; Johnson, Kjetil B.; Lundin, Kennet; Martynov, Alexander (2020). "A synoptic review of the family Dendronotidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia): A multilevel organismal diversity approach". Contributions to Zoology. 90: 93–153. doi:10.1163/18759866-bja10014.
- ^ Zhang, Shuqian; Wang, Juhao (18 June 2025). "Description of a new species of Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae) from the Yellow Sea". ZooKeys. 1241: 301–314. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1241.155540. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 12238979. PMID 40636446.
See also
- Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284.
- Goodheart, Jessica A.; Bazinet, Adam L.; Valdés, Ángel; Collins, Allen G.; Cummings, Michael P. (2017). "Prey preference follows phylogeny: evolutionary dietary patterns within the marine gastropod group Cladobranchia (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia)". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17 (1) 221. Bibcode:2017BMCEE..17..221G. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-1066-0. PMC 5659023. PMID 29073890.