Fjordia browni is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]
| Fjordia browni | |
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| The nudibranch Fjordia browni, Gulen Dive resort, Norway. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Fjordia |
| Species: | F. browni
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| Binomial name | |
| Fjordia browni (Picton, 1980)[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Ireland. It is a fairly common species found in exposed sites from northern France to Norway.[3]
Description
editThis 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
editThe diet of this species is a hydroid, Tubularia indivisa.
References
edit- ^ Picton B. E. (1980). A new species of Coryphella (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from the British Isles. Ir. Nat. Journ 20: 15-19
- ^ Gofas, S. (2014). Flabellina browni (Picton, 1980). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-24
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 16) Flabellina browni (Picton, 1980) [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Fjordia browni Picton, 1980.[In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.