Biology:Doto curere
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dotidae |
| Genus: | Doto |
| Species: | D. curere
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| Binomial name | |
| Doto curere Ortea, 2001[1]
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Doto curere is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
Distribution
This species was described from the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.
Description
This nudibranch is translucent grey in colour. The cerata have rather pointed tubercles without terminal spots.[2]
Ecology
Doto curere was found on rocky reefs with an abundance of hydroids. The specific food for this species is unknown.
References
- ↑ Ortea J. (2001) El género Doto Oken, 1815 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) en el mer Caribe: Historia natural y descripción de nuevas especies. Avicennia Suppl. 3 : 1-46. page(s): 21
- ↑ Doto curere account at INBio. Species of Costa Rica
Wikidata ☰ Q13596853 entry
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