Coryphella browni Picton, 1980 is a animal in the Coryphellidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Coryphella browni Picton, 1980

Coryphella browni Picton, 1980

Coryphella browni is a common nudibranch species found from northern France to Norway that feeds on the hydroid Tubularia indivisa.

Family
Genus
Coryphella
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Coryphella browni Picton, 1980

Coryphella browni is a species of nudibranch that has a narrow body, with cerata arranged in clearly defined clusters. Each ceras has a broad band of white pigment at its tip. This species was first scientifically described from Ireland. It is a fairly common species that occurs in exposed habitats ranging from northern France to Norway. This nudibranch feeds exclusively on the hydroid Tubularia indivisa.

Photo: (c) Heine Jensen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Heine Jensen · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Coryphellidae Coryphella

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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