Diaphoreolis viridis

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

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]

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. 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.