Thorunna_australis

<i>Thorunna australis</i>

Thorunna australis

Species of gastropod

Thorunna australis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

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Distribution

This species was described from New Caledonia. It has been reported from Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Marshall Islands and South Africa.[3]

Description

This species is similar in shape and coloration to species of the Hypselodoris maculosa species complex, especially Hypselodoris paradisa.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution à l'étude des Nudibranches néo-calédoniens. Faune des Colonies Françaises. 2(1):1-328, figs. 1-98, pls. 1-12, maps.
  2. [2]
    MolluscaBase (2018). Thorunna australis (Risbec, 1928). Accessed on 2018-12-23.
  3. [3]
    Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 11) Thorunna australis (Risbec, 1928). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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