Doto ostenta explained

Doto ostenta is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species was described from south-eastern Australia. It is found in the states of Victoria and New South Wales in water depths of 0 m to 85 m.^[3]

Description

This nudibranch is transparent white with small spots and patches of black scattered on the back and sides of the body. The typical Doto cerata have moderately elongate tubercles which each have a black spot at the tip. The digestive gland inside the cerata is a pink cream colour.^[4]

Ecology

Doto ostenta is found on hydroids, on which it presumably feeds.

Notes and References

1. Burn, R. (2006) A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Reports 10: 1-42.
2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Doto ostenta Burn, 1958. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-27
3. Burn, R. & Wilson, R., (2011) Nudibranch, Doto ostenta, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria, accessed 15 Oct 2014.
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimswims/6225253908/in/photolist-k4jB8c-dczG8R-fssBCF-pGysg4-au746W-ocbdDg-5xa3Bh-5ztvMp-5zxMY9-5ztvMP James Peake, photo on Flickr