Doto lancei
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Dendronotacea |
| Family: | Dotidae |
| Genus: | Doto |
| Species: | D. lancei |
| Binomial name | |
| Doto lancei | |
Doto lancei is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Doto lancei feeds on the hydroid Aglaophenia sp., family Aglaopheniidae.
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.