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Diaphoreolis lagunae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Superfamily:	Fionoidea
Family:	Trinchesiidae
Genus:	Diaphoreolis
Species:	D. lagunae
Binomial name
Diaphoreolis lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926)
Synonyms
Hervia lagunae O’Donoghue, 1926 Cuthona lagunae (O’Donoghue, 1926)

Diaphoreolis lagunae, common name orange-face cuthona, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.

Distribution

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.

Ecology

Diaphoreolis lagunae feeds on the hydroid Sertularella turgida, family Sertulariidae.

References

1. 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.
2. Picton, B. (2017). Diaphoreolis lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-11-01.
3. McDonald, G. (2015). Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
4. Rudman, W.B. (2000) (July 10) Cuthona lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

• Trinchesiidae
• Gastropods described in 1926