Gastropoda |
Nudibranchia |
Dendronotidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 672 m (Ref. 83435). Temperate; 85°N - 19°N, 173°W - 50°E
Arctic, Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 822); common length : 2.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 822)
Assumed maximum length from Ref. 822. Found from low intertidal to subtidal areas. Common from winter through the summer season (Ref. 7726). Free-living (Ref. 3123). Feeds on hydroid species (Ref. 822), and tubularian bryozoans and tunicates (Ref. 7726).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
The species displays poecilogonony as its reproductive strategy.
Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo 2005 Eastern Pacific Nudibranchs: A guide to the Opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. Sea Challengers. Monterey, CA. 137 p. (Ref. 822)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.1 - 11.2, mean 6.1 (based on 1213 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
