''Doto sarsiae'' 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''.
[Gofas, S. (2015)]
''Doto sarsiae'' Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26
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. The digestive gland inside the cerata is bright rose-red in colour.
[Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010]
''Doto sarsiae'' Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992.
n/nowiki> Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Its body size attains 12 mm.
Ecology
''Doto sarsiae'' feeds on the
hydroid ''Coryne eximia'', family
Corynidae
Corynidae is a family of hydrozoans in the order Anthomedusae.
Derivation of family name
The family name ''Corynidae'' is derived from the Greek word κορυνε ( = ''korune'' ) meaning "club" ( in the sense of "cudgel" or "bludgeon" ).
Gener ...
, formerly ''Sarsia eximia''.
References
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Dotidae
Gastropods described in 1992