Dendronotus lacteus (W. Thompson, 1840)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendronotus lacteus (W. Thompson, 1840)
- Name authority
- (W. Thompson, 1840)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Dendronotidae
- Genus
- Dendronotus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
- infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
- subterclassRingipleura
- superorderNudipleura Wägele & Willan, 2000
- orderNudibranchia Cuvier, 1817
- suborderDendronotina Odhner, 1934
- superfamilyDendronotoidea Allman, 1845
- familyDendronotidae Allman, 1845
- genusDendronotus Alder & Hancock, 1845
- speciesDendronotus lacteus (W. Thompson, 1840)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendronotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dendronotus albus MacFarland, 1966 | DendronotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronotus comteti Á. Valdés & Bouchet, 1998 | DendronotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronotus dalli Bergh, 1879 | DendronotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendronotus europaeus Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken & Picton, 2017 | DendronotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronotus iris J. G. Cooper, 1863 | DendronotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronotus kamchaticus Ekimova, Korshunova, Schepetov, Neretina, Sanamyan & Martynov, 2015 | DendronotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronotus rufus O'Donoghue, 1921 | DendronotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronotus subramosus MacFarland, 1966 | DendronotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronotus velifer G. O. Sars, 1878 | DendronotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronotus venustus MacFarland, 1966 | DendronotidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dendronotus luteolus Lafont, 1871 Lafont, 1871 | synonym |
| Tritonia lactea W. Thompson, 1840 W. Thompson, 1840 | synonym |
| Dendronotus arborescens var. aurantiaca Friele, 1879 Friele, 1879 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139524 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34QZJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.