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Doto xangada

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Dotidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Tritonioidea

Genus
  
Doto

Doto xangada 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 four specimens collected at Caleta James, Santiago, Galapagos Islands.

Description

This dendronotid nudibranch is white with pink purple to reddish brown digestive gland showing through the skin. The cerata have large globular tubercles which are white.

Ecology

Doto xangada was found associated with small thecate hydroids at low water mark.

References

Doto xangada Wikipedia