Diaulula greeleyi

Diaulula greeleyi is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.

Diaulula greeleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Discodorididae
Genus:
Diaulula
Species:
D. greeleyi
Binomial name
Diaulula greeleyi
(MacFarland, 1909)
Synonyms[1]

Peltodoris greeleyi MacFarland, 1909
“Montereina” greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909)

Distribution

Distribution of Diaulula greeleyi include Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded body length is 47 mm.[2]

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[2]

Prey of Diaulula greeleyi include sponges Lissondendoryx isodictialis and Haliclona sp.[3]

References
  1. Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Diaulula greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420598 on 2016-10-27
  2. 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.
  3. Belmonte T., Alvim J., Padula V. & Muricy G. (2015). "Spongivory by nudibranchs on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil". Spixiana 38(2): 187–195. PDF.


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