Thorunna africana explained

Thorunna africana is a small species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from the Sudanese Red Sea and Tanzania with the type locality being Dar Es Salaam. It has been reported from Madagascar^[2] and the Andaman Islands.^[3]

Description

This is a small nudibranch, growing to . It is white in colour with a yellow, ruffled, margin to the mantle. The gills and rhinophores are white with bright red lines.

Ecology

Thorunna africana feeds on sponges of the genus Dysidea.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Thorunna africana Rudman, 1984. Accessed on 2018-12-23.
2. Bidgrain, P. Thorunna africana South-west Indian Ocean Seaslug site, accessed 2018-12-23.
3. Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 11) Thorunna africana Rudman, 1984. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.