Doto furva
Doto furva is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
| Doto furva | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Dendronotida |
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| Genus: | Doto |
| Species: | D. furva |
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| Doto furva Garcia J. C. & Ortea, 1984[1] | |
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.[2]
Ecology
Doto furva feeds on the hydroid Sertularella cylindritheca, family Sertulariidae.
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References
- Garcia-Gomez J.C. & Ortea J. (1984). Una nueva especie de Doto Oken, 1815 (Mollusca: Nudibranchiata) del estrecho de Gibraltar. Bollettino Malacologico 19 (9-12): 207-212 (issued 1984) page(s): 207-212
- Trainito, E. & Doneddu, M., 2014. Nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. 2nd Edition. Il Castello. ISBN 9788865204801, 192 pages.
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