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Diaphoreolis viridis Green Nudibranch

Diaphoreolis viridis is commonly referred to as Green Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
11113 
AphiaID:
1036948 
Scientific:
Diaphoreolis viridis 
German:
Grüne Fadenschnecke 
English:
Green Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Trinchesiidae (Family) > Diaphoreolis (Genus) > viridis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Forbes, ), 1840 
Occurrence:
European Coasts, France, Gulf of Maine, Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean, North-West-Atlantic, Norway, Sweden, the British Isles, USA, White Sea 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
3,5 - 250 Meter 
Habitats:
Kelp forests, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0" - 1.18" (0,7cm - 3,0cm) 
Temperature:
7,5 °F - 53.6 °F (7,5°C - 12°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-01-14 14:11:56 

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Diaphoreolis viridis (Forbes, 1840)

Cerata are green with yellow-white pigment. The body is translucent white, often with a faint yellow hue.Cerata with white tips. Can be found in shallow exposed and semi-sheltered rocky areas.

Diaphoreolis viridis feeds exclusively on the hydroids Sertularella, especially Sertularella rugosa.

Similar to Trinchesia caerulea and Diaphoreolis stipata.

Synonymised names
Cuthona viridis (Forbes, 1840) · unaccepted
Montagua viridis Forbes, 1840 · unaccepted
Tenellia viridis (Forbes, 1840) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trinchesia viridis (Forbes, 1840) · unaccepted

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Diaphoreolis viridis emeraldi Korshunova, Fletcher, Bakken & Martynov, 2023
Subspecies Diaphoreolis viridis viridis (Forbes, 1840)

External links

  1. artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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