''Doto galapagoensis'' is a
species of
sea slug, a
nudibranch, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the
family Dotidae.
Distribution
This species was first described from
Floreana
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,
Galapagos Islands.
Description
This nudibranch is translucent white mottled with black or ash-grey spots on the surface. The cerata are transparent with cream or white digestive gland inside. The terminal tubercle has an internal black spherical spot. The only animal known was probably a juvenile, only 3 mm in length when alive and moving. There were 5 pairs of cerata, but only the first two were developed with surface tubercles.
Ecology
''Doto galapagoensis'' was found associated with small
hydroids.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q13596869
Dotidae
Gastropods described in 2010