Thorunna purpuropedis? from Okinawa

August 5, 2000
From: Bob Bolland

Hi Bill,
To continue with an earlier thread concerning Thorunna purpuropedis, here's an image from Yukinobu Adachi's Homepage here on Okinawa [http://www.cosmos.ne.jp/~breach](submitted with his permission). This beautiful animal is similar to the one submitted earlier by Atsushi Ono; this one also has a break in the orange border near the rhinophores much the same as in T. montrouzieri. Perhaps this is a constant feature of the species in Okinawan waters, or perhaps a new species? In either case, this is a beautiful animal.

Data:
Maeda Point, Okinawa
Depth:34m
Length:6mm

Just thought I'd add the image to the Forum to illustrate some additional variation.
Cheers,
Bob

bollandr@rapid-link.ne.jp

Bolland, R.F., 2000 (Aug 5) Thorunna purpuropedis? from Okinawa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2817

Dear Bob,
Thanks to you and Yukinobu Adachi for the photo. Variations, puzzles, problems are always welcome.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Aug 5). Comment on Thorunna purpuropedis? from Okinawa by Bob Bolland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2817

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