Dirona
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| Dirona | |
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| Dirona albolineata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Dironidae |
| Genus: | Dirona MacFarland, 1905 |
Dirona is a genus of sea slugs, Pacific Ocean nudibranchs, marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Dironidae.[1]
Dirona is the type genus of the family Dironidae.
This genus is characterized by large, broad cerata.
These nudibranchs live on the West Coast of North America and Central America, some extending west into Japanese and Russian waters.
Habitat
Dironids live in various habitats, including the intertidal zone of rocky shores, bays and estuaries.
