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Family Dotidae

Doto coronata

(Gmelin, 1791)

Sea Slug

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: North Atlantic Ocean: Canada to the Mediterranean Sea.

Size: 3 inches (8 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky reefs.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Feeds upon hydroids.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Gastropoda

    Order: Nudibranchia

    Family: Dotidae

    Genus: Doto

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Cold water species.

Doto coronata (Sea Slug)
Photo © Daniel Geiger
Doto coronata (Sea Slug)
Photo © Wikimedia
Dentronotus sp. Melibe sp.
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