Doto rosacea
| Doto rosacea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Doto
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| Species: | D. rosacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Doto rosacea | |
Doto rosacea is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
Distribution[]
This species was described from Sagami Bay, Japan.[1]
Description[]
The body of this dendronotid nudibranch is mottled with rose-pink on a pale pink background with clusters of white dots along the middle of the back. The cerata have elongate tubercles and are also rose-pink in colour.[2]
Ecology[]
Doto rosacea feeds on a hydroid, probably family Aglaopheniidae.
References[]
- ^ a b Baba, K., 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoyen
- ^ Jun Imamotu - Doto rosacea, a specimen from Japan, at Medslugs.de
External links[]
Categories:
- Dotidae
- Gastropods described in 1949