''Diaphoreolis'' is a
genus
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of
sea slug
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s, aeolid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs, belonging to the order Nudibranchia, that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have b ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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Trinchesiidae
Trinchesiidae is a family of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.
Taxonomic history
This family was reinstated as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picto ...
.
[Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, B. (2017)]
Ontogeny as an important part of integrative taxonomy in tergipedid aeolidaceans (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) with a description of a new genus and species from the Barents Sea.
Zootaxa. 4324(1): 1.
''Diaphoreolis'' species feed on
hydroids.
Species
Species in the genus ''Diaphoreolis'' included:
[Picton, B.; Bouchet, P. (2017)]
''Diaphoreolis'' Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923.
In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-11-01.
* ''
Diaphoreolis flavovulta''
(MacFarland, 1966)
* ''
Diaphoreolis lagunae''
(O'Donoghue, 1926)
* ''
Diaphoreolis viridis''
(Forbes, 1840) - type species (as ''Eolis northumbrica'' Alder & Hancock, 1844)
References
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Trinchesiidae