| Diaulula boreopacifica | |
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| Diaulula boreopacifica from Patrick's Point, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Diaulula |
| Species: | D. boreopacifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaulula boreopacifica Martynov, Sanamyan & Korshunova, 2015 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Doris odonoghuei Steinberg, 1963 sensu Lindsay, Kelly, Chichvarkhin, Craig, Kajihara, Mackie & Valdés, 2016. | |
Diaulula boreopacifica is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution
This dorid nudibranch occurs in the northern Pacific, from Northern California to Alaska, Japan and Russia. It has been confused with Diaulula sandiegensis which has a more southerly range from California south to Baja California, Mexico.
Description
This nudibranch has a background colour which can be white or any shade of yellow to a yellowish brown with characteristic markings consisting of many brown spots of varying sizes. These spots are surrounded by a paler ring and extend into the outer part of the mantle. It grows to about 70 mm (3") in length.
Life habits
This species feeds on the sponge Haliclona. It is most common in the intertidal region.
References
- Martynov, A.; Sanamyan, N.; Korshunova, T. (2015). Review of the opisthobranch mollusc fauna of Russian Far Eastern seas: Pleurobranchomorpha, Doridida and Nudibranchia. Bulletin of Kamchatka State Technical University. 34: 62-87., page(s): 64, 68
- ^ Lindsay, T., Kelly, J., Chichvarkhin, A., Craig, S., Kajihara, H., Mackie, J & Valdés, A. (2016). Changing spots: pseudocryptic speciation in the North Pacific dorid nudibranch Diaulula sandiegensis (Cooper, 1862) (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies doi:10.1093/mollus/eyw026
- Kocian, J., 2006 (Apr 21) Diaulula sandiegensis from Puget Sound. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Diaulula boreopacifica | |