Doto lancei
| Doto lancei | |
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| 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. lancei
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| Binomial name | |
| Doto lancei Marcus & Marcus, 1967[1]
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Doto lancei is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
Distribution[]
This species was first described from Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. It has been reported from the Pacific coast of North America from San Diego south to Costa Rica.
Description[]
This species of Doto has a cream coloured body with extensive areas of dark brown or black pigment on the back and sides. The most well-developed ceratal tubercles have rings of dark pigment at their bases and a dark spot at the tip.[2]
Ecology[]
Doto lancei feeds on the hydroid Aglaophenia sp., family Aglaopheniidae.
References[]
- ^ Marcus Ev. and Marcus Er. 1967. American opisthobranch mollusks. Studies in Tropical Oceanography, 6: 1-256.
- ^ Goddard J.H.R., 2006 (February 13) Doto lancei Marcus & Marcus, 1967. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Categories:
- Dotidae
- Gastropods described in 1967