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Dendronotus venustus

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Dendronotus venustus is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.^[2]

This species can be found on the Pacific coast of North America. It was formerly confused with the North Atlantic species Dendronotus frondosus.^[3]

Dendronotus venustus depositing eggs (Princeton Harbor, California)

This species feeds on hydroids.^[1]

^ ^a ^b MacFarland F.M. (1966) Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences VI: 1-546. page(s): 147.
^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Dendronotus venustus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26.
^ Stout C.C., Pola M. & Valdés Á. (2010) Phylogenetic analysis of Dendronotus nudibranchs with emphasis on northeastern Pacific species. Journal of Molluscan Studies 76: 367-375. page(s): 373

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