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Thorunna halourga

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Thorunna halourga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Chromodorididae
Genus:
Thorunna
Species:
T. halourga
Binomial name
Thorunna halourga
Johnson R.F. & Gosliner, 2001

Thorunna halourga is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

Distribution

It appears to have been found in Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and tropical eastern Australia.[2]

Description

The mantle is a pale lilac becoming purple in front of the rhinophores and behind the gills. The mantle margin, which is slightly undulate, has a broad white band. The rhinophores have a purple stalk and the lamellae are edged with orange. The gills are white with orange axes.[3]

Ecology

References

  1. ^ Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2001) Two new species of Thorunna Bergh 1878 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the Indo-Pacific. Bollettino Malacologico 37 (5-8): 143-150 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457655 on 2012-02-25
  2. ^ http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/thorhalo
  3. ^ http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/thorhalo
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