Doto lemchei explained

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

Distribution

This species was first described from Galicia, Spain. It was subsequently reported from Britain and Ireland.^[1]

Description

This nudibranch is olive brown in colour with no dark spots on the ceratal tubercles. The tips of the tubercles appear pale or white due to white, internal, glandular cells.^[2]

Ecology

Doto lemchei feeds on the hydroid Aglaophenia tuberculata, family Aglaopheniidae.

Notes and References

1. Picton B.E. & Brown G.H. (1981). Four Nudibranch Gastropods new to the fauna of Great Britain and Ireland including a description of a new species of Doto Oken. Irish Naturalist's Journal 20(7): 261-268
2. Web site: Picton . B.E. . Morrow . C.C. . Doto lemchei - Ortea & Urgorri, 1978 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220528001014/http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W12820 . May 28, 2022 . 2023-07-31 . Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.