Dendronotus elegans explained

Dendronotus elegans is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendronotidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from 48 m depth off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Atlantic Ocean 42.16°N -70.22°W. It is a possible synonym of Dendronotus frondosus.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Dendronotus elegans. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-31.
2. Thompson, T. E., & G. H. Brown. 1984. Biology of opisthobranch molluscs, vol. 2, 229 pp., 41 pls. Ray Society, no. 156.