Doto rosacea is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
| Doto rosacea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dotidae |
| Genus: | Doto |
| Species: | D. rosacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Doto rosacea | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from Sagami Bay, Japan.[1]
Description
editThe body of this nudibranch is mottled with rose-pink on a pale pink background with clusters of white dots along the middle of the back. The cerata have elongate tubercles and are also rose-pink in colour.[2]
Ecology
editDoto rosacea feeds on a hydroid, probably family Aglaopheniidae.
References
edit- ^ a b Baba, K., 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoyen
- ^ Jun Imamotu - Doto rosacea, a specimen from Japan, at Medslugs.de