Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Thorunna | |
Thorunna kahuna is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Hawaii.
Description
This species is translucent pinkish-white with a magenta submarginal line on the mantle. On the back foot it has two dark purple lines. The rhinophores have translucent pink stalks and orange-red clubs while the gills are orange-red with translucent pink bases. There are prominent, opaque-white mantle glands around the posterior margin and, occasionally, in front of the rhinophores. Adult specimens are about 10-16 mm long. They feed on sponges.
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Thorunna kahuna Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA