| Thorunna kahuna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Thorunna |
| Species: | T. kahuna |
| Binomial name | |
| Thorunna kahuna Johnson R.F. & Gosliner, 2001 | |
Thorunna kahuna is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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 of the mantle and, occasionally, in front of the rhinophores which help distinguish it from the very similar Thorunna daniellae. Adult specimens are about 10–16 mm (0.39–0.63 in) long.
Ecology
This species feeds on sponges of the genus Dysidea.
References
- Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2001) Two new species of Thorunna Bergh 1878 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the Indo-Pacific. Bollettino Malacologico 37 (5-8): 143-150.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Thorunna kahuna R.F. Johnson & Gosliner, 2001. Accessed on 2018-12-23.
- Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
- ^ Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., 2018. Thorunna kahuna Sea slugs of Hawaii, accessed 2018-12-23.
- Rudman, W.B., 2003 (October 1) Thorunna kahuna Johnson & Gosliner, 2001. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Thorunna kahuna | |