Doto formosa
Doto formosa is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
| Doto formosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dotidae |
| Genus: | Doto |
| Species: | D. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Doto formosa | |
Distribution
This species was first described from Rhode Island, United States.
Description
This nudibranch is pale brown with no markings.[2]
Ecology
Doto formosa feeds on hydroids.
References
- Verrill, A. E. (1875). Brief contributions to zoology from the Museum of Yale College. No. XXXIII.--Results of dredging expeditions off the New England coast in 1874. American Journal of Science & Arts, series 3, 10(55): 36-43. Plate 3, 4.
- Rudman, W.B., 2003 (September 4) Doto formosa Verrill, 1875. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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