Definition
A genus of tiny marine pteropods (sea butterflies) that are planktonic mollusks with transparent, shell-less bodies.
Etymology
From Greek 'Kleio' or 'Clio', one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology. Named poetically by zoologists describing these delicate creatures.
Kelly Says
Cliona pteropods are among the ocean's most endangered creatures because their shells dissolve in acidified seawater—they're basically Earth's canaries in a coal mine for ocean acidification.
Translations
ARالعربية
كلّيونا
klil-yo-na
BNবাংলা
ক্লিয়োনা
kli-o-na
CACatalà
cliona
cli-oh-nah
CSČeština
cliona
cli-oh-nah
DADansk
cliona
cli-oh-nah
DEDeutsch
Cliona
cli-oh-nah
ELΕλληνικά
Κλιόνα
kli-o-na
ESEspañol
cliona
cli-oh-nah
FISuomi
cliona
cli-oh-nah
FRFrançais
cliona
cli-oh-nah
HIहिन्दी
क्लियोना
klin-o-na
HUMagyar
cliona
cli-oh-nah
IDBahasa Indonesia
cliona
cli-oh-nah
ITItaliano
cliona
cli-oh-nah
MSBahasa Melayu
cliona
cli-oh-nah
MYမြန်မာ
ကလီယိုနာ
ka-li-o-na
NLNederlands
cliona
cli-oh-nah
NONorsk
cliona
cli-oh-nah
PLPolski
cliona
cli-oh-nah
PTPortuguês
cliona
cli-oh-nah
RORomână
cliona
cli-oh-nah
RUРусский
Клиона
kli-o-na
SVSvenska
cliona
cli-oh-nah
SWKiswahili
cliona
cli-oh-nah
TAதமிழ்
கிளியோனா
kili-o-na
TEతెలుగు
క్లియోనా
kli-o-na
TRTürkçe
cliona
cli-oh-nah
UKУкраїнська
Кліона
kli-o-na
VITiếng Việt
cliona
cli-oh-nah