Thorunna halourga R.F.Johnson & Gosliner, 2001 is a animal in the Chromodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Thorunna halourga R.F.Johnson & Gosliner, 2001

Thorunna halourga R.F.Johnson & Gosliner, 2001

Thorunna halourga is a nudibranch with distinct color patterns, recorded from parts of the western and eastern tropical Indo-Pacific.

Genus
Thorunna
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Thorunna halourga R.F.Johnson & Gosliner, 2001

The mantle of Thorunna halourga is pale lilac, and changes to purple in the area in front of the rhinophores and behind the gills. The slightly undulate mantle margin has a broad white band. The rhinophores have purple stalks, and their lamellae are edged with orange. The gills are white, with orange axes. This species was first described from specimens collected at Rasch Passage, Madang, Papua New Guinea and Batangas, Philippines. It has additionally been reported from tropical eastern Australia.

Photo: (c) Terry Gosliner, all rights reserved, uploaded by Terry Gosliner

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Chromodorididae Thorunna

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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