Thorunna purpuropedis from Okinawa, Japan

February 19, 2004
From: Kunihiro Takahashi

Dear　Dr.Rudman
I　found this slug and two similar ones [message #12158, message #12247] at Okinawa.
Are they Hypselodoris bullocki?

Data
Date: 26 May, 2001
Location: Cape Maeda,Okinawa Japan
Depth: 10m
Length: 8~10mm
W/Temp: 25C degree
Photo by Kunihiro Takahashi

Best Regards,
Kunihiro Takahashi

manta9216@tontonme.ne.jp

Takahashi, K., 2004 (Feb 19) Thorunna purpuropedis from Okinawa, Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12248

Dear Kunihiro,
I am pretty sure this is Thorunna purpuropedis. As I said in answer to your first message, there are quite a few species with very similar colour patterns. It is often necessary to dissect them and look at their anatomy and radular teeth before we can be truly sure we have correctly identified them.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Feb 19). Comment on Thorunna purpuropedis from Okinawa, Japan by Kunihiro Takahashi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12248

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