Doto sarsiae explained

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

Distribution

This species was first described from the Isle of Man, United Kingdom.

Description

This nudibranch is translucent white with dark red spots on the ceratal tubercles. The digestive gland inside the cerata is bright rose-red in colour.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2015). Doto sarsiae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26
2. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Doto sarsiae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Its body size attains 12 mm.

   Ecology

   Doto sarsiae feeds on the hydroid Coryne eximia, family Corynidae, formerly Sarsia eximia.

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