Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Dotidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Tritonioidea Genus Doto | |
Similar Doto coronata, Doto pinnatifida, Dotidae, Doto, Marionia | ||
Doto rosea 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 described from Genova, Italy, Mediterranean Sea.
Description
The body of this dendronotid nudibranch is mostly transparent whitish in colour with brown or black dots forming a marbled pattern on the back and sides. There is a conspicuous black mark in the base of each ceras. The ceratal tubercles are slightly swollen and globular and the digestive gland is pink.
Ecology
Doto rosea has been reported to feed on colonies of the hydroid, Eudendrium sp. (family Eudendriidae).
References
Doto rosea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA