Fjordia lineata
Species of gastropod
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Fjordia lineata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Coryphellidae.[3]
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| The nudibranch Fjordia lineata, Gulen Dive Resort, Norway. | |
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| Fjordia lineata amongst its food | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Coryphellidae |
| Genus: | Fjordia |
| Species: | F. lineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Fjordia lineata | |
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Description
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
This species feeds on hydroids such as Tubularia indivisa.[5]
Distribution
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]
