Doto kya
| Doto kya | |
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| Doto kya from Princeton Harbor, California | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Family: | |
| Genus: | Doto
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| Species: | D. kya
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| Binomial name | |
| Doto kya Marcus, 1961[1]
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Doto kya is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
Distribution[]
Doto kya with egg masses from Santa Cruz, California
This species was first described from California. It has been reported from the Pacific coasts of Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Description[]
This dendronotid nudibranch is white or pale brown in colour with dark brown or black markings on the body.[2]
Ecology[]
Doto kya feeds on hydroids.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Marcus, E. 1961. Opisthobranch mollusks from California. The Veliger, 3(Supplement 1): 1-85.
- ^ Goddard, J.H.R., 2006 (February 9) Doto kya Marcus, 1961. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ McDonald, G., 2015. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
Categories:
- Dotidae
- Gastropods described in 1961