Thorunna halourga
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Thorunna |
| Species: | T. halourga
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| Thorunna halourga | |
Thorunna halourga is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from Rasch Passage, Madang, Papua New Guinea and Batangas, Philippines. It has been reported from tropical eastern Australia.[3]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (February 2012) |
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Thorunna halourga R. F. Johnson & Gosliner, 2001. Accessed on 2018-12-23.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2002 (December 11) Thorunna halourga Johnson & Gosliner, 2001. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Thorunna halourga on Sealife Collection