Doto chica is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
Distribution of Doto chica includes Florida, Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, Cuba, Brazil and Panama.[2]
The body is narrow and elongate.[2] Rhinophores are smooth and rhinophoral sheaths are with small posterior extensions.[2] Cerata are large, with rounded tubercles; apical tubercles much larger than the rest.[2] Background color is translucent gray with a dense series of dark brown spots and a less dense set of opaque white spots on the dorsum.[2] Cerata are with orange extensions of the digestive gland.[2] The maximum recorded body length is 5 mm[2] or up to 10 mm.[3]
Minimum recorded depth is 4 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 4 m.[3]
It can be found on hydroids.[2] It is known to feed on hydroids of the genus Eudendrium.[2]
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Doto chica is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
