Doto furva

Doto furva Garcia J. C. & Ortea, 1984

Doto furva @ Tarifa (Spain) by Manuel Martínez Chacón

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Doto furva García-Gómez & Ortea, 1984

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassRingipleura
SuperorderNudipleura
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderCladobranchia
SuperfamilyDendronotoidea
FamilyDotidae
GenusDoto
SpeciesDoto furva García-Gómez & Ortea, 1984
Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Doto. Name of a Nereid, a Sea Nymph in Greek Mythology.
  • Furva. Derived from Latin “furvus”, dark, dusky, gloomy, swarthy, black.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Doto furva
Sources:
OBIS
GROC 2010-2011
Enric Madrenas
João Pedro Silva
Bernard Picton
GBIF
OPK
VIMAR
Manuel Ballesteros
M@re Nostrum
Altres fonts
Marine Regions

Abundance

Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Atlantic Ocean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Doto furva based on our own records.

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Bibliography

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Doto furva" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 06/10/2014. Accessed: 04/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=15097)