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Doto maculata Speckled Doto

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

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lexID:
10845 
AphiaID:
182733 
Scientific:
Doto maculata 
German:
Gesprenkelte Doto 
English:
Speckled Doto 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dotidae (Family) > Doto (Genus) > maculata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Montagu, ), 1804 
Occurrence:
European Coasts, Norway, Spain, the British Isles 
Sea depth:
1 - 60 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone 
Size:
0" - 0" (0,6cm - 0,9cm) 
Temperature:
3,5 °F - 17,5 °F (3,5°C - 17,5°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
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-26 18:08:27 

Info

Doto maculata (Montagu, 1804)

Doto maculata is a tiny, inconspicuous Doto, with 4 to 5 pairs of cerata. The ceratal tubercles are rather elongate and have terminal maroon-red spots.The body is white with sparse mottling of red pigment.

Doto maculata feeds on the hydroid Halopteris catharina.

Similar is Doto coronata (lack of red pigment).

External links

  1. artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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