Doto tuberculata Lemche, 1976
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 tuberculata Lemche, 1976 | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139655). |
Biology
Etymology
- Doto. From Latin “Doto”, from “Dōtō”, a sea nymph in Greek mythology.
- Tuberculata. From Latin “tuberculum”, small swelling, bump, protuberance, excrescence, tumor.
Distribution
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References for the species: Doto tuberculata
- Galicia: Ortea & Urgorri, 1978:77[P], Fernández-Ovies (1981), Fernández-Ovies and Ortea (1981), Urgorri and Besteiro (1983, 1984).
Canarias: Pérez Sánchez, Ortea and Bacallado (1990), Pérez Sánchez, Bacallado and Ortea (1991).
General: Brown & Picton, 1979:6; Hayward, Wigham, & Yonow, 1990:712; Picton & Morrow, 1994:52[P]; Thompson, 1988:152; Thompson & Brown, 1984:35[P]Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2021) "Doto tuberculata" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 15/10/2014. Accessed: 27/01/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/tp5L0)