Doto dunnei Lemche, 1976 is a animal in the Dotidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Doto dunnei Lemche, 1976

Doto dunnei Lemche, 1976

Doto dunnei is a translucent white spotted nudibranch found in British, Irish and Mediterranean Spanish waters that feeds on Kirchenpaueria pinnata hydroids.

Family
Genus
Doto
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Doto dunnei Lemche, 1976

Doto dunnei Lemche, 1976 is a species of nudibranch. This nudibranch has a translucent white body. Its ceratal tubercles have dark red or black spots at their tips, with additional spots on the sides of the tubercles. Red or brown pigment is scattered across the nudibranch's back and sides, and this pigment extends up the inner surfaces of the rhinophore sheaths. This species was first described from specimens collected in Galway Bay, Ireland. After its initial description, it has been recorded across a wide area of Britain and Ireland. It is also known to live along the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Doto dunnei feeds on the hydroid Kirchenpaueria pinnata.

Photo: (c) Brenton Prigge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Brenton Prigge · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Dotidae Doto

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