Doto sp. 2.

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DENDRONOTINA
Family: Dotidae

PHOTO

(TL: 10mm) was collected from 12m on 25 December, 1996 / Tengan Pier, Okinawa. It was found on an unidentified feather-like hydroid w/ a second animal (14mm) which had lost all of its cerata. PHOTO: Bob Bolland. Okinawa Slug Site.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (February 23) Doto sp. 2. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/dotosp2

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Doto sp. 2. from Okinawa

February 23, 1999
From: Bob Bolland

Hi Bill:
    
Here's a second unnamed Doto species from Okinawa. I'm afraid the scan isn't very good, but is the best I have of the animal.

(TL: 10mm) was collected from 12m on 25 December, 1996 / Tengan Pier, Okinawa. It was found on an unidentified feather-like hydroid with a second animal (14mm) which had lost all of its cerata.

Cheers,
Bob.

bolland@imicom.or.jp

Bolland, R.F., 1999 (Feb 23) Doto sp. 2. from Okinawa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/601

Dear Bob,
What an amazing shape and colour! It looks as though it would be very cryptic on its food hydroid.
Bill Rudman.