Microchlamylla gracilis | |
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The nudibranch Microchlamylla gracilis, Gulen Dive Centre, Norway. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
Family: | Flabellinidae |
Genus: | Microchlamylla |
Species: | M. gracilis |
Binomial name | |
Microchlamylla gracilis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Microchlamylla gracilis, sometimes known by the common name slender eolis, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae. [2]
This species was described from Cullercoats, North Sea. It is a fairly common species found in current-swept sites from northern France to Norway and Iceland. It is also reported from the East coast of North America from Newfoundland south to New England. [3]
This Microchlamylla has a narrow body and cerata in well defined clusters. The cerata have a narrow band of white pigment at the tip which is often broken into spots. Mature animals typically measure 12–15 mm in length. [4] The maximum recorded body length is 25 mm. [5]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [5] Maximum recorded depth is 33 m. [5]
The diet of this species is hydroids of the genus Eudendrium .