Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA
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Dendronotus iris J. G. Cooper, 1863
Dendronotus iris is a very large sea slug and can grow to about 30 cm (is usually about 10 cm).
The colour is highly variable,range from translucent white or gray, to orange or red, with white spots or scattered brownish patches.
The Giant Frond-aeolis feeds on the tubedwelling anemone Pachycerianthus fimbriatus,Pachycerianthus maua and on ribbon worms (Nemertean worms).
Host of parasitic Isopod Ismaila monstrosa.
Synonym:
Dendronotus nanus
Dendronotus iris is a very large sea slug and can grow to about 30 cm (is usually about 10 cm).
The colour is highly variable,range from translucent white or gray, to orange or red, with white spots or scattered brownish patches.
The Giant Frond-aeolis feeds on the tubedwelling anemone Pachycerianthus fimbriatus,Pachycerianthus maua and on ribbon worms (Nemertean worms).
Host of parasitic Isopod Ismaila monstrosa.
Synonym:
Dendronotus nanus
