Doto coronata Crowned Doto, Polka-dot nudibranch

Doto coronatais commonly referred to as Crowned Doto, Polka-dot nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Doto coronata, Maine 2023

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AphiaID:: 139631

Scientific:: Doto coronata
German:: Kronen Doto, Gepunktete Doto
English:: Crowned Doto, Polka-dot Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dotidae (Family) > Doto (Genus) > coronata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin, ), 1791

Occurrence:: European Coasts, Gulf of Maine, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Scandinavia, the British Isles, USA
Sea depth:: 1 - 180 Meter
Size:: 1,5 cm
Temperature:: 3,5 °F - 17,5 °F (3,5°C - 17,5°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Doto acuta
Doto affinis
Doto africana
Doto africoronata
Doto albida
Doto alidrisi
Doto amyra
Hammerkopf Doto
Doto annuligera
Doto antarctica
Doto apiculata
Doto arteoi
Doto awapa
Doto bella
Nacktschnecke
Doto caballa
Doto cabecar
Nacktschnecke
Doto canaricoronata
Doto caramella
Doto carinova
Doto casandra
Doto cerasi
Doto cervicenigra
Nacktschnecke
Doto chica
Nacktschnecke
Doto cindyneutes
Doto columbiana
British Columbia Doto
Doto confluens
Doto coronata
Kronen Doto, Gepunktete Doto
Doto crassicornis
Doto cristal
Doto curere
Nacktschnecke
Doto cuspidata
Doto divae
Nacktschnecke
Doto duao
Doto dunnei
Dunnes Doto
Doto eireana
Nacktschnecke
Doto ensifer
Doto eo
Doto escatllari
Doto floridicola
Nacktschnecke
Doto fluctifraga
Doto formosa
Formose Doto
Doto fragaria
Doto fragilis
Fragile Doto, Zerbrechliche Doto
Doto furva
Nacktschnecke
Doto galapagoensis
Doto greenamyeri
Donut-Nacktschnecke
Doto hydrallmaniae
Doto hystrix
Stachelige Doto
Doto indica
Doto iugula
Doto japonica
Doto kekoldi
Doto koenneckeri
Koenneckers Doto
Doto kya
Dunkle Doto
Doto lancei
Lance's Doto
Doto lemchei
Doto leopardina
Doto maculata
Gesprenkelte Doto
Doto millbayana
Doto moravesa
Doto nigromaculata
Doto oblicua
Doto obscura
Doto onusta
Doto orcha
Nacktschnecke
Doto ostenta
Nacktschnecke
Doto paulinae
Nacktschnecke
Doto pinnatifida
Doto pita
Nacktschnecke
Doto pontica
Nacktschnecke
Doto proranao
Doto purpurea
Doto pygmaea
Doto racemosa
Nacktschnecke
Doto rosacea
Nacktschnecke
Doto rosea
Nacktschnecke
Doto sabuli
Doto sarsiae
Doto sotilloi
Doto splendidissima
Doto tingoi
Doto torrelavega
Torrelavega-Doto
Doto tuberculata
Doto unguis
Doto ussi
Goldene Doto
Doto uva
Nacktschnecke
Doto varaderoensis
Nacktschnecke
Doto verdicioi
Doto wildei
Doto xangada
Doto yongei

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-28 20:04:04
Last edit:: 2023-11-26 16:29:55

Info

Doto coronata (Gmelin, 1791)

On the cerata are red or redbrown pigment spots. The body colour is translucent white.The rhinophores are smooth.

Doto coronata feeds on hydrozoon polyps.

Synonymised names:
Doris coronata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
Doto costae Trinchese, 1881 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Doto forbesii Deshayes, 1853 · unaccepted
Doto splendida Trinchese, 1881 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)

External links

artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 26.11.2023.
Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Doto coronata © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Polka-dot nudibranch,Doto coronata, USA 2022

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