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Doto ostenta Nudibranch

Doto ostenta is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Doto ostenta,Victoria, Australia, 2019


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lexID:
14344 
AphiaID:
534007 
Scientific:
Doto ostenta 
German:
Nacktschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dotidae (Family) > Doto (Genus) > ostenta (Species) 
Initial determination:
Burn, 1958 
Occurrence:
Australia, Tasmania (Australia) 
Sea depth:
0 - 85 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.39" (1cm - 1,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-12-31 13:32:16 

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Doto ostenta Burn, 1958

This species was described from south-eastern Australia. It is found in the states of Victoria and New South Wales.

The body is transparent white with small spots and patches of black scattered on the back and sides of the body. The 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.

Doto ostenta feed on hydroids.

Similar to Doto japonica Odhner, Doto bella Baba and Doto racemosa Risbec.

External links

  1. Port Phillip Bay (en). Abgerufen am 31.12.2021.
  2. Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 31.12.2021.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 31.12.2021.

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