| Thorunna furtiva | |
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| A live individual of Thorunna furtiva, in situ, head end on the right and turned towards the camera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Thorunna |
| Species: | T. furtiva |
| Binomial name | |
| Thorunna furtiva Bergh, 1878 | |
Thorunna furtiva is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. It is the type species of the genus Thorunna.
Distribution
This species was described from Camiguin, Luzon, the Philippines. It has been reported throughout the western tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Description
Thorunna furtiva has a white mantle with a thin orange-yellow line at the edge.
Ecology
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References
- Bergh, L.S.R. (1878). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C. Semper (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2, Wissenschaftliche Resultate, Band 2, Theil 2, Heft 14: 603-645, I-L, pls 66-68.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Thorunna furtiva Bergh, 1878. Accessed on 2018-12-23.
- Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273, pages 166, 216.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 11) Thorunna furtiva Bergh, 1878. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
- Photos of Thorunna furtiva on Sealife Collection
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Thorunna furtiva | |