Doto furva is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.
Distribution This species is known from Tarifa and Ceuta, on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar, at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.
Description The body of this nudibranch is mostly translucent white in colour, with yellow ovotestis showing through the middle of the body in mature animals. The ceratal tubercles are capped with black, giving a very characteristic appearance.Trainito, E. & Doneddu, M., 2014. Nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. 2nd Edition. Il Castello. , 192 pages.
Ecology Doto furva feeds on the hydroid Sertularella cylindritheca, family Sertulariidae.
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