| Doto chica | |
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| Doto chica on substrate | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dotidae |
| Genus: | Doto |
| Species: | D. chica |
| Binomial name | |
| Doto chica Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1960 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Doto fragilis umia Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1969 Contents | |
Doto chica is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
Distribution of Doto chica includes Florida, Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, Cuba, Brazil and Panama. [2]
The body is narrow and elongate. [2] Rhinophores are smooth and rhinophoral sheaths are with small posterior extensions. [2] Cerata are large, with rounded tubercles; apical tubercles much larger than the rest. [2] Background color is translucent gray with a dense series of dark brown spots and a less dense set of opaque white spots on the dorsum. [2] Cerata are with orange extensions of the digestive gland. [2] The maximum recorded body length is 5 mm [2] or up to 10 mm. [3]
Minimum recorded depth is 4 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 4 m. [3]
It can be found on hydroids. [2] It is known to feed on hydroids of the genus Eudendrium . [2]
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