Editing Dirona

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
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| image = Dirona albolineata 2.jpg|
| image_caption = ''[[Dirona albolineata]]''
| taxon = Dirona
| authority = [[Frank Mace MacFarland|MacFarland]], 1905
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'''''Dirona''''' is a [[genus]] of [[sea slug]]s, Pacific Ocean [[nudibranch]]s, [[ocean|marine]], [[opisthobranch]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the family [[Dironidae]].<ref name="WoRMS">MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558926 ''Dirona'' MacFarland, 1905.] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2021-01-18.</ref>

''Dirona'' is the [[type genus]] of the family [[Dironidae]].

This genus is characterized by large, broad [[cerata]].

==Distribution==
These nudibranchs live on the West Coast of [[North America]] and [[Central America]], some extending west into [[Japan]]ese and [[Russia]]n waters.

==Habitat==
Dironids live in various [[habitat]]s, including the [[intertidal zone]] of rocky shores, bays and [[estuary|estuaries]].

==Life habits==
Most species in this genus eat various species of [[bryozoa]]ns. Some also feed on [[hydroids]] and [[ascidians]].<ref>Behrens David W., 1980, ''Pacific Coast Nudibranchs: a guide to the opisthobranchs of the northeastern Pacific'', Sea Challenger Books, California</ref>

==Species==
Species within this genus include:
* ''[[Dirona akkeshiensis]]'' <small>Baba, 1957</small>
*''[[Dirona albolineata]]'' <small>MacFarland, 1905</small>
*''[[Dirona pellucida]]'' <small>Volodchenko, 1941</small>
*''[[Dirona picta]]'' <small>MacFarland, 1905</small>
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Dirona aurantia'' <small>Hurst, 1966</small>: synonym of ''Dirona pellucida'' <small>Volodchenko, 1941</small>

==References==
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