Jorunna from Bare Island, Sydney
September 21, 2005
From: Nicholas Missenden
Hi Bill,
Could you please tell me if this nudi is a Jorunna pantherina? Its the closest I could get from pictures on the forum. I have attached three pictures. The third shows the grey sponge that it was found on. Although the picture makes the sponge look pinkish.
Locality: Bare Island, West Reef, Botany Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Depth: 8 m. Length: 20 mm. 10 September, 2005. Broken reef, sandy bottom. Photographer: Nicholas Missenden
Thanks again,
Regards
Nick
njmpm@iinet.net.au
Missenden, N.J., 2005 (Sep 21) Jorunna from Bare Island, Sydney. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14745
Dear Nick,
Almost correct. It is what I am calling Jorunna sp. 1 . I am pretty sure it is different from Jorunna pantherinam and it is always found on this purplish sponge, which it mimics very well..
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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