Rank Species | Superfamily Tritonioidea | |
Similar Doto tuberculata, Doto coronata, Doto hystrix, Doto pinnatifida, Dotidae | ||
Doto eireana is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
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Distribution
This species was first described from Galway Bay, Ireland. It has subsequently been reported widely in Britain and Ireland.
Description
This dendronotid nudibranch is translucent white with dark red spots on the ceratal tubercles.
Ecology
Doto eireana feeds on the hydroid Amphisbetia operculata, family Sertulariidae.
References
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