''Microchlamylla gracilis'', sometimes known by the common name slender eolis, is a
species
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of
sea slug
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, an aeolid
nudibranch, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the family
Flabellinidae
Flabellinidae is a taxonomic family of brightly coloured sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks.
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera and species
Genera within the family Flabellinidae include:Bouchet, P. (2011)Flabell ...
.
[Picton, B. (2017)]
''Microchlamylla gracilis'' (Alder & Hancock, 1844).
In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-12-20
Distribution
This species was described from
Cullercoats,
North Sea
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. 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
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south to
New England
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.
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.
[Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010]
''Microchlamylla gracilis'' (Alder & Hancock, 1844)
n/nowiki> Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. The maximum recorded body length is 25 mm.
[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.]
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
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Flabellinidae
Gastropods described in 1844