Fjordia lineata
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Species of gastropod
| Fjordia lineata | |
|---|---|
| The nudibranch Fjordia lineata, Gulen Dive Resort, Norway. | |
| Fjordia lineata amongst its food | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Coryphellidae |
| Genus: | Fjordia |
| Species: | F.lineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Fjordia lineata | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Fjordia lineata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Coryphellidae.[3]
Description
[edit ]Fjordia lineata are commonly 20-30mm (2-3 cm) in length and are seen in a variety of colours, translucent white with either red, red-brown, yellow, or orange colouring of the digestive gland within the cerata.[4]
Diet
[edit ]This species feeds on hydroids such as Tubularia indivisa .[5]
Distribution
[edit ]Fjordia lineata can be found throughout the British Isles, and can also be found south as far as the Mediterranean Sea and north to Norway.[4]
References
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- ↑ Lovén S. (1846). Index Molluscorum litora Scandinaviae occidentalia habitantium. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps Akademiens Förhandlingar : 1846: 134-160, 182-204, available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=apgAAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA134
- ↑ Bouchet, Philippe (2022). "Coryphella lineata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2025). Fjordia lineata (Lovén, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026年05月05日
- 1 2 jojodive Archived 2014年10月25日 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 5, 2012
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (September 17) Flabellina lineata (Loven, 1846). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.