Jorunna cf. spazzola
(Marcus, 1955)

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Dorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Known only from Brazil

PHOTO

Santa Marta, Caribbean coast of Colombia, 15 cm of depth. Animal approx 1cm long. Photo: Elianny Dominguez.

This is possibly J. spazzola which was described from Brazil as Awuka spazzola.

References:
• Marcus, Er (1955) Opisthobranchia from Brazil. Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciencias e Letras. Universidade de Sao Paulo, Zoologia, 20: 89-261. (Pls. 1-30)
• Marcus, Ev (1976) On Kentrodoris and Jorunna (Gastropoda Opisthobranchia). Boletim de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, 1: 11-68.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2001 (September 20) Jorunna cf. spazzola (Marcus, 1955). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/jorucfspaz

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