Dendronotidae
Sign in to saveDendronotidae is a family of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs, in the superfamily Dendronotoidea.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNudibranchia
- FamilyDendronotidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Dendronotidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Tanzania
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Dendronotidae is a family of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs, in the superfamily Dendronotoidea.
==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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dendronotidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.