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Doto furva

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Doto furva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Dotidae
Genus: Doto
Species:
D. furva
Binomial name
Doto furva
Garcia J. C. & Ortea, 1984[1]

Doto furva is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.

Distribution

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This species is known from Tarifa and Ceuta, on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar, at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.

Description

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The body of this nudibranch is mostly translucent white in colour, with yellow ovotestis showing through the middle of the body in mature animals. The ceratal tubercles are capped with black, giving a very characteristic appearance.[2]

Ecology

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Doto furva feeds on the hydroid Sertularella cylindritheca, family Sertulariidae.

References

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  1. ^ Garcia-Gomez J.C. & Ortea J. (1984). Una nueva especie de Doto Oken, 1815 (Mollusca: Nudibranchiata) del estrecho de Gibraltar. Bollettino Malacologico 19 (9-12): 207-212 (issued 1984) page(s): 207-212
  2. ^ Trainito, E. & Doneddu, M., 2014. Nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. 2nd Edition. Il Castello. ISBN 9788865204801, 192 pages.