Dendronotus frondosus   (Ascanius, 1774)

Frond-aeolis

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Dendronotus frondosus

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

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

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

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)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo. 2005. (Ref. 822)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.1 - 11.2, mean 6.1 (based on 1213 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.