Thorunna africana is a small species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
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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. africana
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| Thorunna africana | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from the Sudanese Red Sea and Tanzania with the type locality being Dar Es Salaam.[1] It has been reported from Madagascar[3] and the Andaman Islands.[4]
Description
editThis is a small nudibranch, growing to 25 mm (0.98 in). It is white in colour with a yellow, ruffled, margin to the mantle. The gills and rhinophores are white with bright red lines.
Ecology
editThorunna africana feeds on sponges of the genus Dysidea.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Rudman, W.B. (1984). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 81(2): 115-273, page 220.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Thorunna africana Rudman, 1984. Accessed on 2018-12-23.
- ^ a b Bidgrain, P. Thorunna africana South-west Indian Ocean Seaslug site, accessed 2018-12-23.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 11) Thorunna africana Rudman, 1984. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.