Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Flabellinidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Flabellinoidea Genus Flabellina | |
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Similar Flabellina pellucida, Flabellina verrucosa, Flabellina lineata, Flabellina browni, Tenellia gymnota | ||
Flabellina 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.
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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 Flabellina 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.