Doto galapagoensis
Doto galapagoensis is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
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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. galapagoensis |
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| Doto galapagoensis Ortea, 2010[1] | |
Distribution
This species was first described from Floreana, Galapagos Islands.
Description
This dendronotid nudibranch is translucent white mottled with black or ash-grey spots on the surface. The cerata are transparent with cream or white digestive gland inside. The terminal tubercle has an internal black spherical spot. The only animal known was probably a juvenile, only 3 mm in length when alive and moving. There were 5 pairs of cerata, but only the first two were developed with surface tubercles.
Ecology
Doto galapagoensis was found associated with small hydroids.
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References
- Ortea J., 2010. Tres nuevas especies de Doto Oken, 1815 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia), colectadas en el Caribe de Costa Rica y en las Islas Galapagos. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 21(3-4): 109-115, page 113.
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