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Doto orcha

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

Distribution

This species was first described from the Gulf of Aquaba, Red Sea.[2]

Description

This nudibranch is very elongate with paired cerata which are widely spaced down the length of the body.[3]

Ecology

Doto orcha feeds on the hydroid Dynamena disticha.

References

  1. ^ Yonow, N., 2000. Red Sea Opisthobranchia 4: The orders Cephalaspidea, Anaspidea, Notaspidea and Nudibranchia: Dendronotacea and Aeolidacea. Fauna of Arabia, 18: 87-131.
  2. ^ "Doto orcha [in] Opisthobranchs of Eilat". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
  3. ^ Yonow, N., 2008. Sea Slugs of the Red Sea. Pensoft Series Faunistica, Volume 74. Sofia (Bulgaria) : Pensoft Publishers, p.234.
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Doto orcha: Brief Summary

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

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