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Characteristics:

Like the similar Fjordia chriskaugei, it has three fine lines along the body, one on the back and one on each side, below the cerata. A white line runs along each of the two tentacles and join to form the dorsal line. Unlike F. chriskaugei, it has a white pigmentation ring around the cerata tips, sometime extending into a line running down the cerata. The body color is translucent white, while the cerata are often yellow, orange, red or brown. The body length may reach 4 cm.

Distribution:

The distribution is somewhat uncertain, but the original Flabellina lineata was registered in the western Mediterranean and the Atlantic coasts of Europe, as far north as Norway.

Taxonomy:

The four different species Fjordia lineata, Fjordia chriskaugei, Gulenia monicae and Gulenia orjani, were all previously known as Flabellina lineata.