Was Gordon Robilliard right? Integrative systematics suggest that Dendronotus diversicolor (multicolor frond-aeolis) is a valid species

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Ekimova, I., Valdés, Á., Schepetov, D., Chichvarkhin, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2016
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; Pacific; British Columbia; Kamchatka
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0096; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2016-0096; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2016-0096

Nudibranch molluscs of the genus Dendronotus Alder and Hancock, 1845 are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Taxonomic studies on the genus Dendronotus have been problematic due to high variability in the colour pattern of many species, as well as in the external morphology and anatomy. I...