Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Discodorididae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Jorunna | |
Similar Jorunna rubescens, Jorunna tomentosa, Discodorididae, Jorunna funebris, Jorunna | ||
Jorunna tempisquensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
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Etymology
Jorunna tempisquensis is named after the Tempisque Conservation Area in Costa Rica.
Distribution
This species was described from Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean. Additional specimens from Mexico and Costa Rica are reported in the original description. Most of the specimens are from the Intertidal region to 2 m depth.
Description
The background colour of living Jorunna tempisquensis varies from light cream through light brown to dark purplish black. In darker specimens, the centre of the back has large, light brown or black spots of different sizes. The rhinophores are light cream to light brown, speckled with minute dark brown spots and with yellowish white tips. The gills have bases of dark brown to almost purple and light yellow tips with some minute brown spots. This species is reported to reach 21 mm in length.