Dendronotus subramosus from Monterey, CA
September 9, 2005
From: Clinton Bauder
![](/images/m14245a.jpg)
Hi Bill,
I think this one is Dendronotus subramosus with a possible food hydroid all living on the puffball sponge Tethya aurantia. The location was quite fortuitous as it provided the necessary contrast for me to see this rather cryptic beast. Size was about 10mm and depth about 18 meters on the Shale Beds off of Del Monte Beach. The picture was taken by my friend Mike Jimenez.
Locality: Monterey, California, USA. Depth: 18 meters. Length: 10 mm. 8 July 2005. Shale. Photographer: Mike Jimenez
Clinton
gecko1@apple.com
Bauder, C., 2005 (Sep 9) Dendronotus subramosus from Monterey, CA. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14245![](/images/m14245d.jpg)
Thanks Clinton,
I will be interested in some expert opinion. I understand that this is a very variably coloured species, but I don't know if this falls within the variability. I can't see any hydroids in your photo. Dendronotus subramosus is reported to feed on the feathery hydroid Aglaophenia
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
Related messages
-
Re: Dendronotus dalli from Alaska
From: Marianne Lawrence, February 19, 2008 -
Re: Dendronotus frondosus? from British Columbia
From: Jackie Hildering & Louisa Bates, September 24, 2007 -
Dendronotus frondosus and eggs
From: Kevin Lee, September 11, 2007 -
Dendronotus frondosus from California
From: Kevin Lee, September 11, 2007 -
Dendronotus frondosus from Monterey, California
From: Clinton Bauder, June 11, 2007 -
Dendronotus frondosus from Portland, UK
From: Etienne Lorrain, July 25, 2006 -
Re: Dendronotus subramosus from Monterey, CA
From: Dave Behrens, September 15, 2005 -
Bushy-backed Sea Slug behaviour
From: Herb Segars, July 20, 2005 -
Re: Dendronotus frondosus? from Norway
From: Kåre Telnes, February 9, 2003 -
Re: Dendronotus frondosus? from Norway
From: Jussi Evertsen, February 9, 2003 -
Re: Dendronotus frondosus? from Norway
From: Alan Shepard, February 9, 2003 -
Dendronotus frondosus? from Norway
From: Kåre Telnes, February 4, 2003 -
Re: white Dendronotus frondosus
From: Jim Anderson, November 4, 2002 -
White Dendronotus frondosus from Canada
From: Bill Rudman, November 2, 2002 -
Dendronotus frondosus? from British Columbia
From: Marli Wakeling, June 18, 2002 -
Tiny Dendronotus from southern Maine
From: Paul Young, June 29, 2001 -
Re: New England Dendronotus
From: Jussi Evertsen, June 29, 2001 -
Dendronotus sp? from New England
From: Paul Young, June 24, 2001 -
Re: Dendronotus frondosus size
From: Marli Wakeling, October 31, 2000 -
Dendronotus frondosus from Canada
From: Marli Wakeling, October 30, 2000 -
Dendronotus dalli from British Columbia
From: Marli Wakeling, October 27, 2000 -
Feeding in Dendronotus frondosus
From: Caitlin Hammond, September 16, 2000 -
Dendronotus frondosus from the Netherlands
From: Peter H. van Bragt , September 6, 1999 -
Dendronotus frondosus from the Netherlands
From: René Lipmann, September 1, 1999 -
Re: Dutch name for Dendronotus
From: René Lipmann, September 1, 1999