Dendronotus cf. venustus MacFarland, 1966

Grandez, Alessandra, Ampuero, Andre & Barahona, Sergio P., 2023, Peruvian nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia): an updated literature review-based list of species, ZooKeys 1176, pp. 117-163 : 117

Dendronotus cf. venustus MacFarland, 1966

Habitat.

Benthic.

Depth.

5-20 m ( Korshunova et al. 2020).

Type material.

Not available.

Distribution.

From Alaska ( Stout et al. 2010) to Coliumo Bay (Chile, 36°32'S) ( Schrödl 2003).

Sampling/reporting sites.

in Peru, it was reported in Pucusana (12°25'S) as Dendronotus cf. venustus ( Uribe et al. 2013). It was also reported in Alaska ( Stout et al. 2010), United States (Morro Bay and Crescent City, California) ( MacFarland 1966), and Chile (Coliumo Bay, 36°32'S) ( Schrödl 2003).

Remarks.

Paredes et al. (1999) listed this species as Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774), a North Atlantic species ( Ekimova et al. 2015), based on personal communication with Sandra Millen. Dendronotus frondosus was confirmed to have morphological and molecular differences with Dendronotus venustus ( Stout et al. 2010; Ekimova et al. 2015) that is exclusive to the Pacific.

Family Dotidae Gray, 1853