Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Dendronotidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Tritonioidea Genus Dendronotus | |
Similar Dendronotus albus, Dendronotus iris, Cadlina luteomarginata, Dendronotus, Tritonioidea | ||
Red dendronotid dendronotus rufus
Dendronotus rufus is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.
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Distribution
This species was described from specimens dredged at 22–38 m depth between Brandon Island and Departure Bay and from Nanoose Bay, British Columbia. It can be found on the Pacific Ocean coast of North America from Auke Bay, Alaska to Seattle, Washington, United States.
Biology
This species feeds on hydroids and scyphozoans. It has been suggested that this species defends it eggs from starfish predators.
References
Dendronotus rufus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA