Doto rosea is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
| Doto rosea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dotidae |
| Genus: | Doto |
| Species: | D. rosea
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| Doto rosea | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from Genova, Italy, Mediterranean Sea.
Description
editThe body of this nudibranch is mostly transparent whitish in colour with brown or black dots forming a marbled pattern on the back and sides. There is a conspicuous black mark in the base of each ceras. The ceratal tubercles are slightly swollen and globular and the digestive gland is pink.[2]
Ecology
editDoto rosea has been reported to feed on colonies of the hydroid, Eudendrium sp. (family Eudendriidae).[3]
References
edit- ^ Trinchese, S (1881): Aeolididae e famiglie affini del Porto di Genova. Part 2. Anatomia, Fisiologia, Embriologia delle Phyllobranchidae, Hermaeidae, Aeolididae, Proctonotidae, Dotonidae del Porto di Genova. Memorie della Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, serie 3 11(4 January), 1-142, Pls 1-80
- ^ Doto rosea - Antoni López-Arenas i Cama on Flickr
- ^ Opisthobranchia des Mittelmeeres. Nudibranchia und Saccoglossa. L. Schmekel and A. Portmann, 1982. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. 410 pages, 36 plates (18 in colour). Printed in German (some English sections).