| Doto formosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dotidae |
| Genus: | Doto |
| Species: | D. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Doto formosa Verrill, 1875 | |
Doto formosa is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
Distribution
This species was first described from Rhode Island, United States.
Description
This nudibranch is pale brown with no markings.
Ecology
Doto formosa feeds on hydroids.
References
- Verrill, A. E. (1875). Brief contributions to zoology from the Museum of Yale College. No. XXXIII.--Results of dredging expeditions off the New England coast in 1874. American Journal of Science & Arts, series 3, 10(55): 36-43. Plate 3, 4.
- Rudman, W.B., 2003 (September 4) Doto formosa Verrill, 1875. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Doto formosa | |