WoRMS taxon details
Doto maculata (Montagu, 1804)
182733 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:182733)
accepted
Species
Doris maculata Montagu, 1804 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Doris maculata Montagu, 1804) Montagu, G. (1804). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 7: 61-85, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756268
page(s): 80; pl. 7 figs. 8-9; note: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756285 [details]
page(s): 80; pl. 7 figs. 8-9; note: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756285 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Doto maculata (Montagu, 1804). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182733 on 2026-01-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Doris maculata Montagu, 1804) Montagu, G. (1804). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 7: 61-85, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756268
page(s): 80; pl. 7 figs. 8-9; note: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756285 [details]
basis of record Vázquez-Alcaide, D.; Salvador, X.; Giribet, G.; Hooker, Y.; Schrödl, M.; Moles, J. (2025). Systematic revision of the speciose sea slug genus <i>Doto</i> (Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia) − from the Mediterranean to South America. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 56(1): 7: 1-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-025-01600-6
page(s): 20, figs 5e, 14 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 80; pl. 7 figs. 8-9; note: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756285 [details]
basis of record Vázquez-Alcaide, D.; Salvador, X.; Giribet, G.; Hooker, Y.; Schrödl, M.; Moles, J. (2025). Systematic revision of the speciose sea slug genus <i>Doto</i> (Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia) − from the Mediterranean to South America. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 56(1): 7: 1-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-025-01600-6
page(s): 20, figs 5e, 14 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Doris maculata Montagu, 1804)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Doto maculata)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Doris maculata Montagu, 1804)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Doto maculata)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS