Doto cuspidata Alder & Hancock, 1862
WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Doto cuspidata Alder & Hancock, 1862
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Ringipleura |
| Superorder | Nudipleura |
| Order | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder | Dendronotina |
| Superfamily | Dendronotoidea |
| Family | Dotidae |
| Genus | Doto |
| Species | Doto cuspidata Alder & Hancock, 1862 |
- Doto cornaliae Trinchese, 1881
- Doto splendida Trinchese, 1881
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Doto. From Latin “Doto”, from “Dōtō”, a sea nymph in Greek mythology.
- Cuspidata. From Latin “Cuspidatus”, with a tip.
Distribution
Known georeferenced records of the species: Doto cuspidata
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Doto cuspidata based on our own records.
More pictures
Doto cuspidata – Photograph ©Bernard Picton
Bibliography
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Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Doto cuspidata" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/10/2014. Accessed: 27/07/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=16010)
