Doto coronata

(Gmelin, 1791)

Doto coronata
Photographed by: Guido Zsilavecz

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Opisthobranchia
Order:Nudibranchia
Suborder:Dendronotina
Family:Dotidae
Species:Doto coronata

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #3293
This small dendronotid nudibranch is characterised by a broad reddish brown band on the head and reddish brown cerata with a pink-purple spot at the summit of each papilla. By contrast, Doto pinnatifida has no markings on the head and more elongate cerata.

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Pictures of Doto coronata

Doto coronata from Cape Town, South AfricaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
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Doto coronata from Cape Town, South AfricaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
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Doto coronata from Cape Town, South AfricaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
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Doto coronata from Cape Town, South Africa
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Doto coronata from Cape Town, South Africa
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Doto coronata from Cape Town, South Africa
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