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ORDER : NUDIBRANCHIA |
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Suborder : DORIDINA |
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Superfamily : Eudoridoidea |
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Family : Dendrodorididae |
In the Eudoridoidea the gills can be withdrawn into a pocket for protection. Another name for the superfamily is the "Cryptobranchia" which basically means "hidden gills". |
The Dendrodorididae (O'Donoghue, 1924)
Dendrodoris (Ehrenberg, 1831)
Characteristics :
This group of dorid nudibranchs lack radular teeth and feed by secreting digestive enzyme into sponges and sucking the partially digested tissue.
Photo : D. denisoni |
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Gills :
They have a prominent gill on the back |
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Rhinophores :
Usually with very swollen rhinophore stalks
Photo : D. denisoni |
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