Fjordia chriskaugei

Fjordia chriskaugei
	The nudibranch Fjordia chriskaugei, Gulen Dive Resort, Norway
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Aeolidacea
Family:	Coryphellidae
Genus:	Fjordia
Species:	F. chriskaugei
Binomial name
	Fjordia chriskaugei; (Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton), 2017
Synonyms
	Coryphella chriskaugei Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, H. Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017 ;

Fjordia chriskaugei is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Coryphellidae.^[2]

Description

Fjordia chriskaugei are commonly 30-50mm 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.

Diet

This species feeds on hydroids such as Tubularia indivisa.

Distribution

Fjordia chriskaugei was described from Gulen Dive Resort at the entrance to the Sognefjord, Norway, 60°57′24″N 5°07′45″E / 60.9567°N 5.1293°E / 60.9567; 5.1293. It can be found throughout the British Isles, and can also be found north to Norway, along the Atlantic coasts of France and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

↑ Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Bakken, T.; Evertsen, J.; Fletcher, K.; Mudianta, W.; Saito, H.; Lundin, K.; Schrödl, M.; Picton, B. (2017). Polyphyly of the traditional family Flabellinidae affects a major group of Nudibranchia: aeolidacean taxonomic reassessment with descriptions of several new families, genera, and species (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ZooKeys. 717: 1-139.
1 2 Picton, B. (2025).Fjordia chriskaugei Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, H. Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017. MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-05-05.

[1] Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Bakken, T.; Evertsen, J.; Fletcher, K.; Mudianta, W.; Saito, H.; Lundin, K.; Schrödl, M.; Picton, B. (2017). Polyphyly of the traditional family Flabellinidae affects a major group of Nudibranchia: aeolidacean taxonomic reassessment with descriptions of several new families, genera, and species (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ZooKeys. 717: 1-139.

[WoRMS-2] 1 2 Picton, B. (2025).Fjordia chriskaugei Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fletcher, Mudianta, H. Saito, Lundin, Schrödl & Picton, 2017. MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-05-05.

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