Doto kya is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
Doto kya | |
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Doto kya from Princeton Harbor, California | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Family: | Dotidae |
Genus: | Doto |
Species: | D. kya
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Binomial name | |
Doto kya Marcus, 1961[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was first described from California. It has been reported from the Pacific coasts of Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Description
editThis nudibranch is white or pale brown in colour with dark brown or black markings on the body.[2]
Ecology
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Marcus, E. 1961. Opisthobranch mollusks from California. The Veliger, 3(Supplement 1): 1-85.
- ^ Goddard, J.H.R., 2006 (February 9) Doto kya Marcus, 1961. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ McDonald, G., 2015. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.