Doto pygmaea Bergh, 1871
WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Doto pygmaea Bergh, 1871
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Ringipleura |
| Superorder | Nudipleura |
| Order | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily | Dendronotoidea |
| Family | Dotidae |
| Genus | Doto |
| Species | Doto pygmaea Bergh, 1871 |
- Doto doerga Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Doto. From Latin “Doto”, from “Dōtō”, a sea nymph in Greek mythology.
- Pygmaea. Small, pygmy, dwarf, short, of reduced stature. Related to the mythical Pygmaeī of Africa.
Distribution
Known georeferenced records of the species: Doto pygmaea
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Doto pygmaea based on our own records.
More pictures
Doto pygmaea 3mm. Reproduced from paper by Ortea et al. 1997 – El género Doto Oken, 1815 en las islas Canarias y de Cabo Verde. License CC By Attribution
Doto pygmaea. A=v.dorsal, B=v.lateral, C=cerata, D=diente radular. Reproducida del trabajo Ortea et al. 1997 – El género Doto Oken, 1815 en las islas Canarias y de Cabo Verde. Licencia CC By Attribution
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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 pygmaea" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/08/2014. Accessed: 03/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=12167)
