Doto rosacea
Doto rosacea is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
| Doto rosacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dotidae |
| Genus: | Doto |
| Species: | D. rosacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Doto rosacea | |
Distribution
This species was described from Sagami Bay, Japan.[1]
Description
The body of this 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
- 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
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