Dendronotus frondosus | |
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Drawing of Dendronotus frondosus from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | D. frondosus
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Dendronotus frondosus | |
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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.