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Doto curere

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Species of gastropod

Doto curere
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Dotidae
Genus: Doto
Species: D. curere
Binomial name
Doto curere
Ortea, 2001

Doto curere is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.

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.

Ecology

Doto curere was found on rocky reefs with an abundance of hydroids. The specific food for this species is unknown.

References

  1. 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
  2. Doto curere account at INBio. Species of Costa Rica Archived July 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Taxon identifiers
Doto curere
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