Thorunna purpuropedis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Thorunna purpuropedis | |
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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. purpuropedis
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| Thorunna purpuropedis | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. It has been reported from Japan.[3]
Description
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Ecology
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References
edit- ^ Rudman, W. B. (1985). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris aureomarginata, C. verrieri and C. fidelis colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 83: 241-299. page(s): 289
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Thorunna purpuropedis Rudman & S. Johnson, 1985. Accessed on 2018-12-24.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 11) Thorunna purpuropedis Rudman & Johnson, 1985. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.