''Diaphoreolis viridis'' is a

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, an aeolid nudibranch, a

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in the

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Distribution

This species was described from

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. It has been reported from the NE Atlantic, from

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south to Roscoff,

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Description

The maximum recorded length is 19 mm.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.

Ecology

Feeds on the hydroids '' Sertularella'' spp. especially '' Sertularella rugosa''. Found in shallow exposed and semi-sheltered rocky areas to 100 m depth.Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016)
''Diaphoreolis viridis'' (Forbes, 1840).
n/nowiki> Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2017-11-01. Minimum recorded depth is 4 m. Maximum recorded depth is 10 m.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q50377884, from2=Q3798784 Trinchesiidae Gastropods described in 1840 Taxa named by Edward Forbes