Fiona pinnata: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Nudibranchia
Family
Fionidae
Genus
Fiona
Species
Fiona pinnata
Scientific Name
Fiona pinnata

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Fiona pinnata

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 this species is very unusual. It is currently the only named member of the genus Fiona but a 2016 study showed that this species is a species complex. The family Fionidae was expanded in 2016 to include Tergipedidae, Eubranchidae and Calmidae as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study. Features that are characteristic of the genus Fiona include the similar-looking oral tentacles and rhinophores; the cerata with a membrane and lacking a cnidosac; a dorsal anal opening; a reproductive system with two genital openings; two jaws with a cutting-edge, and a radula with only one central denticle in each row of teeth. That one denticle has a central cusp and a few surrounding cusps.

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Fiona pinnata in languages:

English
Feather Aeolid
Japanese
ヒダミノウミウシ
Swedish
fenhorning

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Fiona pinnata
©Sabine Rech, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Sabine Rech, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Sabine Rech, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Raphael forns, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Raphael forns, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Raphael forns, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Fiona pinnata
©Melissa Staines, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Melissa Staines, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Melissa Staines, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©glinks, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©João Pedro Silva, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Andrew Spurgeon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Andrew Spurgeon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Andrew Spurgeon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Andrew Spurgeon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©cassidy, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Janai Southorth, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
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©Janai Southorth, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
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©beaumasters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Javier, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©johneichler, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
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©johneichler, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
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©Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©passiflora4, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©passiflora4, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©passiflora4, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©seaslugin, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©beaumasters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©beaumasters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©beaumasters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Andrew Spurgeon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Andrew Spurgeon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Andrew Spurgeon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Andrew Spurgeon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Marisa Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Alexis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Alexis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©Jocele, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jocele, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jocele, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jocele, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jocele, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Fae Sapsford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©Fae Sapsford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©bbesom, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©bbesom, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©bbesom, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Lisa, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©bbesom, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©bbesom, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©bbesom, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©bbesom, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

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