Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA
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Doto lancei Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
Doto lancei was first described from Mexico.This species occurs from the Pacific coast of North America from San Diego south to Costa Rica.
Doto lancei has a cream coloured body and is highly pigmented (dark brown or black).This tiny nudibranch has 7 to 8 pairs of cerata,up to about 8 mm long Tubercles on the cerata have rings of dark pigment at their bases and a dark spot at the tip.
Sea slugs genus Doto feeds on hydrozoon polyps. It has been reported that Doto lancei feeds exclusively on the hydroid Aglaophenia sp.
Doto lancei was first described from Mexico.This species occurs from the Pacific coast of North America from San Diego south to Costa Rica.
Doto lancei has a cream coloured body and is highly pigmented (dark brown or black).This tiny nudibranch has 7 to 8 pairs of cerata,up to about 8 mm long Tubercles on the cerata have rings of dark pigment at their bases and a dark spot at the tip.
Sea slugs genus Doto feeds on hydrozoon polyps. It has been reported that Doto lancei feeds exclusively on the hydroid Aglaophenia sp.
