Thorunna kahuna
| Thorunna kahuna | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Thorunna |
| Species: | T. kahuna |
| Binomial name | |
| Thorunna kahuna Johnson R.F. & Gosliner, 2001 | |
Thorunna kahuna is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]
Description
The snail is purple colored, with a dark purple mantle. On the back foot it has two dark purple lines. Gills are orange. Adult specimens are about 10-16 mm long. They feed on sponges.
References
- ↑ 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=457656 on 2012-02-25