Dendronotus venustus is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Dendronotus venustus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26.
Distribution This species can be found on the Pacific coast of North America. It was formerly confused with the North Atlantic species Dendronotus frondosus.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
Feeding habits
This species feeds on hydroids.
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