| Microchlamylla gracilis | |
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| The nudibranch Microchlamylla gracilis, Gulen Dive Centre, Norway. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Microchlamylla |
| Species: | M. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844) | |
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Microchlamylla gracilis, sometimes known by the common name slender eolis, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Cullercoats, North Sea. It is a fairly common species found in current-swept sites from northern France to Norway and Iceland. It is also reported from the East coast of North America from Newfoundland south to New England.
Description
This Microchlamylla has a narrow body and cerata in well defined clusters. The cerata have a narrow band of white pigment at the tip which is often broken into spots. Mature animals typically measure 12–15 mm in length. The maximum recorded body length is 25 mm.
Ecology
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 33 m.
The diet of this species is hydroids of the genus Eudendrium.
References
- Alder J. & Hancock A. (1844). Description of a new genus of nudibranchiate Mollusca, with some new species of Eolis. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13: 161-167, p.166.
- ^ Picton, B. (2017). Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-12-20
- Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 28) Flabellina gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844) Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Microchlamylla gracilis | |
| Eolis gracilis | |