Thorunna furtiva
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
- Size
- 10–17 mm
- Native range
- Tropical western Pacific, from Malaysia and the Philippines to Japan, Guam, Australia and New Caledonia.
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Description
A small chromodorid nudibranch described from the Philippines (Camiguin Island, north of Luzon). Like other Thorunna it externally resembles a small Chromodoris, but differs in buccal and radular anatomy.
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Identification
Yellowish-white body with a contrasting white line at the mantle margin. Orange or brownish-yellow colour around the mantle border and on the gills and rhinophores. Gill of 9–10 simply pinnate leaves.
Similar species
Thorunna africana is similar in shape but lacks the orange to brownish-yellow border and gill/rhinophore colour.
Habitat & diet
Habitat
Coral reefs; recorded around 5 m.
Food
Not recorded; like other chromodorids, presumably sponges.