Diaphoreolis viridis

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Diaphoreolis viridis
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The nudibranch Diaphoreolis viridis, Gulen Dive Resort, Norway.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Trinchesiidae
Genus: Diaphoreolis
Species:
D. viridis
Binomial name
Diaphoreolis viridis
(Forbes, 1840) [1]
Synonyms
  • Montagua viridisForbes, 1840
  • Cuthona viridis(Forbes, 1840)
  • Trinchesia viridis(Forbes, 1840)

Diaphoreolis viridis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae. [2]

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Distribution

This species was described from Ballaugh, Isle of Man in the Irish Sea. [3] It has been reported in the northeast Atlantic, from Greenland and Iceland south to Roscoff, France. [4]

Description

The maximum recorded length is 19 mm. [5]

Ecology

Feeds on the hydroids Sertularella spp. especially Sertularella rugosa . Found in shallow exposed and semi-sheltered rocky areas to 100 m depth. [6] Minimum recorded depth is 4 m. [5] Maximum recorded depth is 10 m. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Forbes, E. (1840). On some new and rare British Mollusca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 1, 5, 102–108.
  2. ↑ Picton, B. (2017). Diaphoreolis viridis (Forbes, 1840). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-11-01.
  3. ↑ Alder J. & Hancock A. (1845-1855). A Monograph of British Nudibranch Molluscs. Ray Society, London.
  4. ↑ Thompson, T.E. and Brown, G.H., (1984). Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs, Volume II. The Ray Society. 229 pages 41 plates, 40 figures
  5. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  6. ↑ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Diaphoreolis viridis (Forbes, 1840). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2017-11-01.
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