Hunchbacked Thorunna africana

March 25, 2006
From: Oren Lederman

Hi Bill,

Found this small Thorunna africana last week. When i went over the photos i noticed that it has a small hump. Another photo to the mutants page?

Locality: The "Yetush", ~28 meters, Israel, Red Sea, 11 March 2006, Coral heads. Length: 1.5cm. Photographer: Oren Lederman.

Oren Lederman

lederman@bigmail.co.il

Lederman, O., 2006 (Mar 25) Hunchbacked Thorunna africana. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16125

Dear Oren,
It sometimes difficult to know whether something like this is the result of a fault during development or a result of regrowth after damage from an attack or accident.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Mar 25). Comment on Hunchbacked Thorunna africana by Oren Lederman. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16125

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