Diaphoreolis is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trinchesiidae.Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, B. (2017). Ontogeny as an important part of integrative taxonomy in tergipedid aeolidaceans (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) with a description of a new genus and species from the Barents Sea. Zootaxa. 4324(1): 1.
Diaphoreolis species feed on hydroids.
Species According to Korshunova et al. (2025), species in the genus Diaphoreolis include:Picton, B.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Diaphoreolis Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-11-01.Korshunova T.; Fletcher K.; Martynov A. (2025). The endless forms are the most differentiated—how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 204, Issue 4, August 2025, zlaf057, Diaphoreolis flavovulta (MacFarland, 1966) - yellow-head aeolid Diaphoreolis lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926) - orange-faced cuthona Diaphoreolis midori Martynov et al., 2015 Diaphoreolis scintillans Miller, 1977 Diaphoreolis stipata Alder & Hancock, 1843 Diaphoreolis veronicae Verrill, 1880 Diaphoreolis viridis (Forbes, 1840) - type species (as Eolis northumbrica Alder & Hancock, 1844) Diaphoreolis zvezda Korshunova et al., 2023
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