Doto pita explained
Doto pita is a species of sea slug, a small nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[1]
Distribution
Doto pita occurs in the Caribbean Sea and tropical west Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Florida. Reports from Japan,[2] [3] [4] and New Zealand,[5] may be the result of accidental transport by human agency or simply misidentifications.[6] [7]
Description
The body is translucent white with some brown spots at the bases of the cerata.[8]
Notes and References
- Rosenberg, G. (2015). Doto pita Er. Marcus, 1955. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26
- Baba, K. 1971. New record in Japan of Doto (Doto) pita Marcus, 1955, a nudibranch gastropod. Appendix: list of the Dotoidae from Japan. Collecting & Breeding [Saishu to Shiiku] 33(6):131-132 (in Japanese).
- Baba, K. 1971. Anatomical studies on three species of Doto (D. bella, D. japonica and D. pita) from Japan (Nudibranchia: Dendronotoidea: Dotoidae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 19(2-3):73-79, pls. 4-5.
- Bolland, R.F. (2013). Japanese form on Okinawan Opisthobranchs.
- Morton, J. E., & Michael C. Miller. 1973. The New Zealand seashore, 653 pp. 2nd edition. Collins, London & Auckland.
- [Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]
- Franicevic, Simon (2011). Doto pita, photo of New Zealand form on Flickr
- Alicia, (2013) Doto pita Alicia, photo on Flickr
- Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
- Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 1) Doto pita Marcus, 1955. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. The digestive gland is cream and the cerata are rather irregular in appearance.[8]
The maximum recorded body length is 7 mm.[9]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 25 m.
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