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Dendronotus comteti

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Species of gastropod

Dendronotus comteti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Dendronotidae
Genus: Dendronotus
Species: D. comteti
Binomial name
Dendronotus comteti
Valdés & Bouchet, 1998

Dendronotus comteti is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.

Distribution

This species was described from specimens collected from near hydrothermal vents by the submersible Nautile at the Lucky Strike area (37°17.3′N 32°16.5′W / 37.2883°N 32.2750°W / 37.2883; -32.2750) of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 1685 m depth.

References

  1. Valdés Á. & Bouchet P. 1998. Naked in toxic fluids: A nudibranch mollusc from hydrothermal vents. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 45 1-3: 319-327, pages: 319-327
  2. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Dendronotus comteti. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-02-08.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (October 4) Dendronotus comteti Valdés & Bouchet, 1998. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Taxon identifiers
Dendronotus comteti
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