Diaphoreolis lagunae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Diaphoreolis |
| Species: | D. lagunae
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| Diaphoreolis lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926)[1]
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Diaphoreolis lagunae, common name orange-face cuthona, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species has been recorded along the Eastern Pacific coastline of North America from Curry County, Oregon, United States to Bahía Tortugas, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California, Mexico.[3]
Ecology
[edit]Diaphoreolis lagunae feeds on the hydroid Sertularella turgida, family Sertulariidae.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ O’Donoghue, C.H. (1926). A list of the nudibranchiate Mollusca recorded from the Pacific coast of North America, with notes on their distribution. Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute 15(2):199-247.
- ^ Picton, B. (2017). Diaphoreolis lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-11-01.
- ^ McDonald, G. (2015). Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
- ^ Rudman, W.B. (2000) (July 10) Cuthona lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.