Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Dotidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Tritonioidea Genus Doto | |
Similar Doto pinnatifida, Doto coronata, Dotidae, Doto, Flabellina | ||
Doto furva is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
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Distribution
This species is known from Tarifa and Ceuta, on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar, at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.
Description
The body of this dendronotid nudibranch is mostly translucent white in colour, with yellow ovotestis showing through the middle of the body in mature animals. The ceratal tubercles are capped with black, giving a very characteristic appearance.
Ecology
Doto furva feeds on the hydroid Sertularella cylindritheca, family Sertulariidae.
References
Doto furva Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA