Norway
A
marine fish known
only from Norwegian waters is the Norwegian Pollock Theragra finnmarchica
(fiskipedia),
although it appears that this fish is probably a synonym of the
widespread Alaska Pollock Theragra chalcogramma
(IngentaConnect).
Invertebrates unique to Norway include an owlet moth Agrotis luehri (Lepidoptera.no),
a tortrix moth Clepsis
mehli (UiO),
a caddisfly Holocentropus
varangensis (Trichoptera
Fennoscandinavica), a pollen beetle Meligethes norvegicus
(Artsdatabanken
pdf file), a fairyfliy Alaptus
globularis (NHM
- London), a hoverfly Eupeodes
biciki (p. 29 of entomologi.no
pdf file), a
non-biting midge Orthocladius
musester
(UMMZ
pdf file),
a ground spider Gnaphosa
norvegica (araneae), a money spider Typhochraestus sylviae (p.
67 of entomologi.no
pdf file), and a land snail Vertigo
parcedentata (AnimalBase).
A butterfly Hipparchia norvegica (no.wikipedia) is sometimes considered a full species distinct from the widespread Rock Grayling Hipparchia alcyone. Endemic nudibranchs include Rostanga setidens (WoRMS),
Cadlina glabra
(tauchprojekt.de),
Berghia norvegia (Artsdatabanken),
Cuthona norvegica
(Artsdatabanken),
and Cuthona distans
(MarBEF).
Plants restricted to Norway include several whitebeams: Sorbus subsimilis
(skog
+ landskap), Sorbus
subpinnata (skog
+ landskap), Sorbus norvegica (skog
+ landskap), Sorbus neglecta (skog
+ landskap), Sorbus lancifolia (skog
+ landskap), and Sorbus
subarranensis (skog
+ landskap). Other endemic plants include a peat moss Sphagnum troendelagicum
(Michael
Lüth), the Norddal Lady's Mantle Alchemilla semidivisa (dirnat.no pdf file), the Dovre Whitlowgrass Draba dovrensis (Urtekilden)
which sometimes is considered a variety of Draba glabella, the
Dovre Dandelion Taraxacum
dovrense (Urtekilden),
another dandelion Taraxacum
cornutum (Nordisk Flora),
and the hawkweed microspecies Hieracium
praelongum
(AAU
Herbarium), Hieracium
nitens (AAU
Herbarium), and Hieracium
chrysostylum (Euro+Med
Plantbase).
See also Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen Island, and Svalbard.