Coryphella gracilis
Species of gastropod
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Coryphella 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[3] .
| Coryphella gracilis | |
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| Gulen Dive Centre, Norway | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Coryphella |
| Species: | C. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryphella gracilis | |
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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.[4]
Description
Ecology
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[6] Maximum recorded depth is 33 m.[6]
The diet of this species is hydroids of the genus Eudendrium.[citation needed]
