Flabellina browni
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| The nudibranch Flabellina browni, Gulen Dive resort, Norway. | |
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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F. browni
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| Flabellina browni (Picton, 1980)[1]
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Flabellina browni is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]
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Distribution
This species was described from Ireland. It is a fairly common species found in exposed sites from northern France to Norway.[3]
Description
This Flabellina has a narrow body and cerata in well defined clusters. The cerata have a broad band of white pigment at the tip.[4]
Ecology
The diet of this species is a hydroid, Tubularia indivisa.
References
- ↑ 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. Flabellina browni Picton, 1980.[In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
