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Doto (gastropod)

Doto is a genus of sea slug, a nudibranch in the family Dotidae. This genus feeds on hydroids, as reflected by its serrated radula.

Oken's 1815 Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte has been placed by ICZN Opinion 417 on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Works in Zoology, but an exception was made for Doto which has been placed by ICZN Opinion 697 on the Official List of Generic Names.

Species

Species within the genus Doto include:

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Doto armoricana <small>Hesse, 1872</small>: synonym of Doto pinnatifida <small>(Montagu, 1804)</small>
  • Doto aurea <small>Trinchese, 1881</small>: synonym of Doto rosea <small>Trinchese, 1881</small>
  • Doto aurita <small>Hesse, 1872</small>: synonym of Doto fragilis <small>(Forbes, 1838)</small>
  • Doto aurita <small>Hesse, 1872</small>: synonym of Doto rosea <small>Trinchese, 1881</small>
  • Doto cinerea <small>Trinchese, 1881</small>: synonym of Doto rosea <small>Trinchese, 1881</small>
  • Doto cornaliae <small>Trinchese, 1881</small>: synonym of Doto cuspidata <small>Alder & Hancock, 1862</small>
  • Doto costae <small>Trinchese, 1881</small>: synonym of Doto coronata <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
  • Doto doerga <small>Ev. Marcus and Er. Marcus, 1963</small>: synonym of Doto pygmaea <small>(Bergh, 1871)</small>
  • Doto forbesii <small>Deshayes, 1853</small>: synonym of Doto coronata <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
  • Doto ganda <small>Er. Marcus, 1961</small>: synonym of Doto amyra <small>Er. Marcus, 1961</small>
  • Doto nigra <small>Eliot, 1910</small>: synonym of Doto pinnatifida <small>(Montagu, 1804)</small>
  • Doto ocellifera <small>Simroth, 1895</small>: synonym of Costasiella ocellifera <small>(Simroth, 1895)</small>
  • Doto pinnigera <small>Hesse, 1872</small>: synonym of Doto fragilis <small>(Forbes, 1838)</small>
  • Doto splendida <small>Trinchese, 1881</small>: synonym of Doto coronata <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
  • Doto splendida <small>Pola & Gosliner, 2015</small>: synonym of Doto splendidissima <small>Pola & Gosliner, 2015</small>
  • Doto styligera <small>Hesse, 1872</small>: synonym of Doto paulinae <small>Trinchese, 1881</small>
  • Doto susanae <small>Fez, 1962</small>: synonym of Doto floridicola <small>Simroth, 1888</small>
  • Doto umia <small>Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1969</small>: synonym of Doto chica <small>Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1960</small>
  • Doto uncinata <small>Hesse, 1872</small>: synonym of Hancockia uncinata <small>(Hesse, 1872)</small>
  • Doto varians <small>MacFarland, 1966</small>: synonym of Doto kya <small>Er. Marcus, 1961</small>
  • Doto wara <small>Er. Marcus, 1961</small>: synonym of Doto amyra <small>Er. Marcus, 1961</small>

References

  • Gray J.E. (1847). On the classification of the British Mollusca by W. E. Leach, M.D. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (1)20: 267-273
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
  • https://www.catalogueoflife.org accessed 5 November 2009
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp.&nbsp;180–213.

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