Doto formosa is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.

Doto formosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Dotidae
Genus: Doto
Species:
D. formosa
Binomial name
Doto formosa
Verrill, 1875 [1]

Distribution

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This species was first described from Rhode Island, United States.

Description

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This nudibranch is pale brown with no markings.[2]

Ecology

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Doto formosa feeds on hydroids.

References

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  1. ^ Verrill, A. E. (1875). Brief contributions to zoology from the Museum of Yale College. No. XXXIII.--Results of dredging expeditions off the New England coast in 1874. American Journal of Science & Arts, series 3, 10(55): 36-43. Plate 3, 4.
  2. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (September 4) Doto formosa Verrill, 1875. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.