Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Dotidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Tritonioidea Genus Doto | |
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Similar Doto hystrix, Doto tuberculata, Doto fragilis, Dotidae, Doto pinnatifida | ||
Doto lemchei 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 Galicia, Spain. It was subsequently reported from Britain and Ireland.
Description
This dendronotid nudibranch is olive brown in colour with no dark spots on the ceratal tubercles. The tips of the tubercles appear pale or white due to white, internal, glandular cells.
Ecology
Doto lemchei feeds on the hydroid Aglaophenia tuberculata, family Aglaopheniidae.
References
Doto lemchei Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA