Doto tuberculata

Doto tuberculata  Lemche, 1976

Doto tuberculata (Sweden) by Klas Malmberg

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Doto tuberculata Lemche, 1976

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassRingipleura
SuperorderNudipleura
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderCladobranchia
SuperfamilyDendronotoidea
FamilyDotidae
GenusDoto
SpeciesDoto tuberculata Lemche, 1976
Description

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

Known georeferenced records of the species: Doto tuberculata
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 tuberculata based on our own records.

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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 tuberculata" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 15/10/2014. Accessed: 04/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=16013)