Rank Species | Superfamily Tritonioidea | |
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Similar Doto hystrix, Doto coronata, Doto tuberculata, Doto pinnatifida, Doto fragilis | ||
Doto sarsiae 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, United Kingdom.
Description
This dendronotid nudibranch is translucent white with dark red spots on the ceratal tubercles. The digestive gland inside the cerata is bright rose-red in colour. Its body size attains 12 mm.
Ecology
Doto sarsiae feeds on the hydroid Coryne eximia, family Corynidae, formerly Sarsia eximia.
References
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