Doto sarsiae
Doto sarsiae is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[2]
Doto sarsiae | |
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The nudibranch Doto sarsiae, Strangford Lough, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Family: | Dotidae |
Genus: | Doto |
Species: | D. sarsiae |
Binomial name | |
Doto sarsiae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992[1] | |
Distribution
This species was first described from the Isle of Man, United Kingdom.
Description
This nudibranch is translucent white with dark red spots on the ceratal tubercles. The digestive gland inside the cerata is bright rose-red in colour.[3] Its body size attains 12 mm.
References
- Morrow C.C., Thorpe J.P. & Picton B. (1992). Genetic divergence and cryptic speciation in two morphs of the common subtidal nudibranch Doto coronata (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea: Dotoidae) from the Northern Irish Sea. Marine Ecology Progress series, 84(1): 53-61.
- Gofas, S. (2015). Doto sarsiae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26
- Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Doto sarsiae Morrow, Thorpe & Picton, 1992. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
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External links
- "Doto sarsiae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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