Doto hydrallmaniae
Doto hydrallmaniae is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[2]
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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. hydrallmaniae |
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| Doto hydrallmaniae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992[1] | |
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.[3] Its body size attains 10 mm.
Ecology
Doto hydrallmaniae feeds on the hydroid Hydrallmania falcata, family Sertulariidae.
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References
- Morrow C.C., Thorpe J.P. & Picton B. (1992). Genetic divergence and cryptic speciation in two morphs of the common subtidal nudibranch Doto coronata (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea: Dotoidae) from the Northern Irish Sea. Marine Ecology Progress series, 84(1): 53-61.
- Gofas, S. (2015). Doto hydrallmaniae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26
- Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Doto hydrallmaniae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992.[In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
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