Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus explained

Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific region. It was described from Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. A specimen from Eastern Australia identified as Dermatobranchus nigropunctatus is probably a misidentification of this species.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-09-30
2. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (April 18) Dermatobranchus nigropunctatus Baba, 1949. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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