- Source: Thorunna daniellae
Thorunna daniellae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Distribution
Hawaiian islands, Midway, and Kure; widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.
Description
The size of the body varies between 13 mm and 20 mm. This species is opaque white with a magenta line encircling the notum just inside the mantle margin. The rhinophore stalks are translucent, with the clubs orange-red on the anterior side and opaque white on the posterior side. The gills are opaque white with orange-red tips. In very young animals, the notum is translucent and has a herringbone pattern of embedded white spicules beginning between the rhinophores and ending at the gills.
Ecology
References
External links
"Thorunna daniellae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Photos of Thorunna daniellae on Sealife Collection
