''Doto floridicola'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a

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in the family Dotidae''.

Distribution

This species was first described from the Azores. It has subsequently been reported from the UK and continental coasts south to Portugal and into the Mediterranean Sea.Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 25) ''Doto floridicola'' Simroth, 1888. [In
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Description

This nudibranch is translucent white with large red spots entirely covering the ceratal tubercles. The back and sides are covered with an irregular, patchy, brown-red pigment, and there are bare areas around the bases of the cerata and along the sides of the foot.

Ecology

''Doto floridicola'' feeds on the hydroid ''

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13596861 Dotidae Gastropods described in 1888