Doto affinis

Doto affinis is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[2]

Doto affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:
Tritonioidea
Family:
Dotidae
Genus:
Doto
Species:
D. affinis
Binomial name
Doto affinis

Distribution

This species was described from La Rochelle, France.

Description

Doto affinis is described and illustrated as an animal with rhinophores in sheaths like other Doto species but with smooth cerata capped with white, resembling an aeolid. It is said to be similar to Doto coronata and found in similar places.

Ecology

Doto affinis is a species which has not been recognised by recent authors.

References
  1. D'Orbigny, A. 1837. Mémoire sur des espèces et sur des genres nouveaux de l'ordre des nudibranches, observés sur les côtes de France. Guerin Magasin de Zoologie 7 Class 5, pp. 1-16, pls. 102-109.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Doto affinis (d'Orbigny, 1837). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-28
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