Doto curere
Doto curere is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
| Doto curere | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dotidae |
| Genus: | Doto |
| Species: | D. curere |
| Binomial name | |
| Doto curere Ortea, 2001[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.
Description
This nudibranch is translucent grey in colour. The cerata have rather pointed tubercles without terminal spots.[2]
Ecology
Doto curere was found on rocky reefs with an abundance of hydroids. The specific food for this species is unknown.
References
- Ortea J. (2001) El género Doto Oken, 1815 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) en el mer Caribe: Historia natural y descripción de nuevas especies. Avicennia Suppl. 3 : 1-46. page(s): 21
- Doto curere account at INBio. Species of Costa Rica Archived July 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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