Doto lemchei
Ortea & Urgorri, 1978
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DENDRONOTINA
Family: Dotidae
DISTRIBUTION
Atlantic coast from Spain to SW British Isles.
PHOTO
Padstow, Cornwall, UK., June 1977. Photo: B.E. Picton
Translucent clear with some brown mottling on dorsal surface of body and white granules within the tubercles of the cerata. Grows to approx 10mm long, and has 4-6 pairs of cerata. Is found only on Aglaophenia tubulifera.
Reference:
• Thompson, T.E. & Brown, G.H. (1984) Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs, Vol 2. 1-229 Ray Society: London. 156.
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 30) Doto lemchei Ortea & Urgorri, 1978. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/dotolemc
Related messages
Doto lemchei from SW England & Wales
August 1, 2002
From: Bernard Picton
Hi Bill,
To accompany my message on Doto floridicola, here are some photos of Doto lemchei. As I said before, my observations are that Doto floridicola is only found on Aglaophenia kirchenpaueri, while Doto lemchei, which is similar in size and proportions but quite different in pigmentation, is found only on Aglaophenia tubulifera.
Upper Image - Doto lemchei - Padstow, Cornwall - June 1977
Lower Image - Doto lemchei - Skomer Is., S. Wales, UK - June 1989
Bernard
bernard.picton.um@nics.gov.uk
Picton, B. , 2002 (Aug 1) Doto lemchei from SW England & Wales. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7674Thanks Bernard,
Bill Rudman
