Doto hystrix explained

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

Distribution

This species was first described from Sherkin Island, Ireland. Additional specimens from the Scilly Isles were included in the original description. It has subsequently been reported widely in Britain and Ireland, usually from water deeper than 20 metres.

Description

This nudibranch is uniformly brown in colour with diffuse paler markings.[1]

Ecology

Doto hystrix feeds on the hydroid Schizotricha frutescens, family Halopterididae.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12800 Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland]