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Thorunna montrouzieri

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Thorunna montrouzieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Thorunna
Species:
T. montrouzieri
Binomial name
Thorunna montrouzieri
Rudman, 1995[1]

Thorunna montrouzieri is a brightly coloured species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from New Caledonia. It is reported from Queensland, Australia and possibly Okinawa, Japan.[3]

Description

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Ecology

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References

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  1. ^ Rudman W.B. (1995) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species from New Caledonia and the Noumea romeri colour group. Molluscan Research 16: 1-43. page 37
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Thorunna montrouzieri Rudman, 1995. Accessed on 2018-12-24.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (April 13) Thorunna montrouzieri Rudman, 1995. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.