''Doto orcha'' 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
Gulf of Aquaba,
Red Sea.
Description
This nudibranch is very elongate with paired
cerata which are widely spaced down the length of the body.
[Yonow, N., 2008. Sea Slugs of the Red Sea. Pensoft Series Faunistica, Volume 74. Sofia (Bulgaria) : Pensoft Publishers, p.234.]
Ecology
''Doto orcha'' feeds on the
hydroid ''Dynamena disticha''.
References
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Dotidae
Gastropods described in 2000