Thorunna? sp. 2.
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Chromodorididae
DISTRIBUTION
Known only from this record from the Marquesas Ids in the Eastern Pacific.
PHOTO
Ua Poa, Marquesas Is, 12 m on sand, rubble and coral bottom, 1cm long, October 1999. Photo: J. Hoover.
This one is possibly a species of Thorunna. - perhaps a member of the Noumea purpurea group?
See message below.
Authorship detailsRudman, W.B., 2000 (April 3) Thorunna? sp. 2. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/thorsp2
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Thorunna sp? from the Marquesas Ids
March 10, 2000
From: Clay Bryce
Hi Bill,
I have just started to go through the material I collected at the Marquesas. Some intersting things I can't find any reference to and am hoping you have an idea.
This one is possibly a Thorunna sp. - perhaps a member of your Noumea purpurea group ? The colouring is very distinctive and consistent with all the animals I have.
Data: 1cm long, Ua Poa, Marquesas Is, 12 m on sand, rubble and coral bottom. 26/10/99 Photo: J. Hoover.
All the best,
Clay
brycec@museum.wa.gov.au
Bryce, C., 2000 (Mar 10) Thorunna sp? from the Marquesas Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2002Dear Clay,
This is certainly an interesting animal. It could easily be a Thorunna but having been tricked by these animals before, you will need to have a look at the antomy to be sure. Can you remember if the gills flickered or wiggled rhythmically?
Cheers,
Bill Rudman.
