Doto amyra
Marcus, 1961
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DENDRONOTINA
Family: Dotidae
DISTRIBUTION
West coast of Nth America [Alaska to Baja California, Mexico]
PHOTO
Dodd Narrows, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean. Depth: 45 feet. Length: 7 mm. 18 Sept 2005. Current swept channel. Photographer: Marli Wakeling
No dark pigmentation on body which is translucent clear with some white speckling. The major colour feature is the digestive gland which colours the cerata. This ranges in colour from an orange red to a dull cream yellow or pale brown. The ceratal tubercles are elongate and arranged in 3-7 rings. they are often tipped with white. There are between 5 and 7 pairs of cerata.
Reference:
• Marcus, Er. (1961) Part One. Opisthobranch mollusks from California. The Veliger, 3(Supplement): 1-85. (Pls.1-10)
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (April 17) Doto amyra Marcus, 1961. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/dotoamyr
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