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Fiona pinnata, common name Fiona, is a species of small pelagic nudibranch (sea slug), a marine gastropod mollusk in the superfamily Fionoidea. This nudibranch species lives worldwide on floating objects on seas, and feeds mainly on barnacles, specifically goose barnacles in the genus Lepas. The anatomy of … See more
Fiona pinnata is found in all seas worldwide, on many different kinds of floating objects.
The type locality is the island location of Sitka, Alaska See moreThe body is elongated and oblong-elliptical. The length of the body is usually about 20 mm, but the largest reported size of the body is 50 … See more
• Bayer, F. M. (1963). "Observations on pelagic molluscs associated with the siphonophores Velella and Physalia". Bulletin of Marine … See more
A 2016 study showed that this species is a species complex, but did not name the segregate species.
Various names have … See moreThis nudibranch is pelagic in a similar way to the nudibranch Glaucus atlanticus. Unlike some other pelagic animals, this species cannot … See more
• Pelagic snails: the biology of holoplanktonic gastropod mollusks By Carol M. Lalli, Ronald W. Gilmer. via Google books See more
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Web5 July 2016. World traveller. Massimiliano De Martino CC by 3.0. Species: Fiona pinnata nudibranch. Habitat: adrift across the world’s oceans. If they had sailing skills like these, Nemo and...
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WebFiona pinnata, a pelagic sea slug, is a known predator of Lepas anatifera. The sea slug uses its jaws to grasp the barnacle near the junction of the stalk and shell, and then uses its radula to rasp. The barnacle soon …
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