| Diaulula greeleyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Diaulula |
| Species: | D. greeleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaulula greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Peltodoris greeleyi MacFarland, 1909 | |
Diaulula greeleyi is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution
Distribution of Diaulula greeleyi include Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil.
Description
The maximum recorded body length is 47 mm.
Ecology
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.
Prey of Diaulula greeleyi include sponges Lissondendoryx isodictialis and Haliclona sp.
References
- 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
- ^ 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.
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Diaulula greeleyi | |
| Peltodoris greeleyi | |
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