Thorunna australis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Thorunna australis
Thorunna australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Thorunna
Species:
T. australis
Binomial name
Thorunna australis
(Risbec, 1928)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chromodoris australis Risbec, 1928 (basionym)
  • Glossodoris australis (Risbec, 1928)

Distribution edit

This species was described from New Caledonia. It has been reported from Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Marshall Islands and South Africa.[3]

Description edit

This species is similar in shape and coloration to species of the Hypselodoris maculosa species complex, especially Hypselodoris paradisa.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution à l'étude des Nudibranches néo-calédoniens. Faune des Colonies Françaises. 2(1):1-328, figs. 1-98, pls. 1-12, maps.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Thorunna australis (Risbec, 1928). Accessed on 2018-12-23.
  3. ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 11) Thorunna australis (Risbec, 1928). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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