Thorunna furtiva
| Thorunna furtiva | |
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| A live individual of Thorunna furtiva, in situ, head end on the right and turned towards the camera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Thorunna |
| Species: | T. furtiva
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| Binomial name | |
| Thorunna furtiva | |
Thorunna furtiva is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2] It is the type species of the genus Thorunna.[3]
Distribution
This species was described from Camiguin, Luzon, the Philippines. It has been reported throughout the western tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.[4]
Description
Thorunna furtiva has a white mantle with a thin orange-yellow line at the edge.[4]
Ecology
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References
- ^ Bergh, L.S.R. (1878). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C. Semper (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2, Wissenschaftliche Resultate, Band 2, Theil 2, Heft 14: 603-645, I-L, pls 66-68.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Thorunna furtiva Bergh, 1878. Accessed on 2018-12-23.
- ^ Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273, pages 166, 216.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 11) Thorunna furtiva Bergh, 1878. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
- Photos of Thorunna furtiva on Sealife Collection