Dendronotus rufus Red Dendronotid, Rainbow Dendronotus

Dendronotus rufus is commonly referred to as Red Dendronotid, Rainbow Dendronotus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Dendronotus rufus_D3X3407,2018

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Scientific:: Dendronotus rufus
German:: Rote Bäumchenschnecke, Regenbogen-Dendronotus
English:: Red Dendronotid, Rainbow Dendronotus

Category:: Ślimaki nagoskrzelne

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dendronotidae (Family) > Dendronotus (Genus) > rufus (Species)
Initial determination:: O'Donoghue, 1921

Occurrence:: Alaska East Coast USA, Canada Eastern Pacific, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: - 40 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Overhangs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 5.91" - 11.02" (15cm - 28cm)
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Jellyfish, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Dendronotus albopunctatus
Dendronotus albus
Weiße Bäumchenschnecke
Dendronotus arcticus
Dendronotus comteti
Dendronotus dalli
Dendronotus elegans
Elegante Bäumchenschnecke, Weiße Bäumchenschnecke
Dendronotus frondosus
Gemeine Bäumchenschnecke, Weihnachtsbaum-Schnecke
Dendronotus gracilis
Dendronotus iris
Riesen-Bäumchenschnecke, Regenbogen Nacktschnecke
Dendronotus kalikal?
Dendronotus kamchaticus
Kamchatka Dendronotus
Dendronotus lacteus
Milchweiße Bäumchenschnecke
Dendronotus niveus
Dendronotus noahi
Dendronotus orientalis
Dendronotus patricki
Dendronotus primorjensis
Dendronotus regius
Dendronotus robilliardi
Robilliards Bäumchenschnecke
Dendronotus robustus
Robuste Bäumchenschnecke
Dendronotus rufus
Rote Bäumchenschnecke, Regenbogen-Dendronotus
Dendronotus subramosus
Stummeliger Dendronotus
Dendronotus venustus
Verzweigte Dendronotus

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-05-09 12:55:53
Last edit:: 2024-06-25 13:17:14

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Dendronotus rufus O'Donoghue, 1921

Large Dendronotus, growing to about 30 cm in length. In most specimens the body is translucent white, with some fine maroon spotting, and a red line around the border of the foot. A rare red form is known in which the body is completely red except for a scattered translucent white spots and patches.

Dendronotus rufus feeds on jellyfish polyps (Scyphozoa).

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Spawn

Rainbow Dendronotus with egg necklace,Dendronotus rufus,Diving McAbee Pinnacle 2022

Commonly

Rainbow Dendronotus, Dendronotus rufus,Monterey 2021

Rainbow Dendronotus,Dendronotus rufus,Diving McAbee Pinnacle 2022

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