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Red-lined jorunna
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
A large dorid nudibranch described from Palau; living animals can exceed 10 cm. Its name, from Latin 'reddening', refers to its reddish living colour.
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Pale greyish-red body with blackish-blue longitudinal streaks and a finely textured dorsum. The gill (seven tripinnate leaves), rhinophore sheaths and genital papilla are darker. The mantle extends well forward over the head.
The large size and dark longitudinal streaks on a pale reddish-grey body set it apart from other Jorunna such as J. funebris (white with dark rings) and J. pardus.
Tropical reefs; recorded around 7 m.
Like other Jorunna, feeds on sponges.
