''Doto hydrallmaniae'' 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 the
Isle of Man,
United Kingdom.
Description
This nudibranch is translucent white with dark red spots on the
ceratal tubercles.
[Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010]
''Doto hydrallmaniae'' Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992.
nowiki> n/nowiki> Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Its body size attains 10 mm.
Ecology
''Doto hydrallmaniae'' feeds on the
hydroid ''Hydrallmania falcata'', family
Sertulariidae.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5061857
Dotidae
Gastropods described in 1992