Doto koenneckeri

Doto koenneckeri. L. 9mm. Unpigmented pale subdorsal lines. Single row of five cerata each side of body leaving dorsum fully exposed. No cnidosacs. LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. August 2010.

Species

Doto koenneckeri

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Halidrys siliqua and sectioned air vesicle.

Species

Doto koenneckeri

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Note attached light brown Aglaophenia pluma, collapsed as out of water. Halidrys siliqua is a preferred attachment for A. pluma.

Ventral view of D.koenneckeri (centre) floating over Aglaophenia pluma. Length 9mm. Spawn at base of image. LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. August 2010.

Species

Doto koenneckeri

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Spawn ribbon of Doto koenneckeri. Length 9mm. On Aglaophenia pluma on Halidrys siliqua, LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. August 2010. Adults were near by.

Species

Doto koenneckeri

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Cerata of Doto koenneckeri with rounded, but not circular, brown marks. Length 9mm. On Aglaophenia pluma on Halidrys siliqua, LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. August 2010.

Species

Doto koenneckeri

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Ventral view of Doto koenneckeri floating over Aglaophenia pluma on Halidrys siliqua. Head with large oral lobes protrudes beyond foot. Length 9mm. LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. August 2010.

Species

Doto koenneckeri

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Doto koenneckeri. L. 9mm. Unpigmented pale subdorsal lines. Smooth translucent rhinophores in narrow sheaths with dilated rim. LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. August 2010.

Species

Doto koenneckeri

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Note unpigmented pale subdorsal lines. Length 9mm. On Aglaophenia pluma on Halidrys siliqua, LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. August 2010.

Distribution and status

Norway to Spain (GBIF map). Widespread and not uncommon when Aglaophenia pluma [5] growing on Halidrys siliquosa [6] is searched, but few records in Britain and Ireland.

The map provided here shows the distribution of the species based on Conchological Society data.

Taxon version key

[NBNSYS0000175021]

Sort order

5180

Taxonomic group

Marine slug

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Body (excluding appendages) [image7]