Rank Species | Superfamily Tritonioidea | |
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Similar Doto pinnatifida, Doto coronata, Doto hystrix, Doto, Tritonia hombergii | ||
Doto fragilis 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 the Isle of Man, Irish Sea, United Kingdom. It has subsequently been reported from all around Britain and Ireland and continental coasts south to Portugal and into the Mediterranean Sea.
Description
The body of this dendronotid nudibranch is predominantly brown in colour. There is a series of pale patches along the sides of the body.
Ecology
Doto fragilis feeds on the hydroids Nemertesia antennina and Nemertesia ramosa, family Plumulariidae.
References
Doto fragilis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA