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Fjordia browni

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Fjordia browni
The nudibranch Fjordia browni, Gulen Dive resort, Norway.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Flabellinidae
Genus: Fjordia
Species:
F. browni
Binomial name
Fjordia browni
(Picton, 1980)[1]

Fjordia browni is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Ireland. It is a fairly common species found in exposed sites from northern France to Norway.[3]

Description

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This Fjordia has a narrow body and cerata in well defined clusters. The cerata have a broad band of white pigment at the tip.[4]

Ecology

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The diet of this species is a hydroid, Tubularia indivisa.

References

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  1. ^ Picton B. E. (1980). A new species of Coryphella (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from the British Isles. Ir. Nat. Journ 20: 15-19
  2. ^ Gofas, S. (2014). Flabellina browni (Picton, 1980). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-24
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 16) Flabellina browni (Picton, 1980) [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Fjordia browni Picton, 1980.[In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.