Thorunna florens from sthn Queensland
September 27, 2007
From: Gary Cobb
Hi Bill and everyone!
I thought you might like a record of Thorunna australis from southern Queensland. This the second one we have found. Very small. Noticed that the gills don't seem to be in a full circle. Also noticed that the rhinophores don't have a band!
Locality: Mooloolaba Sunshine Coast, 15 m, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 22 September 2007, Subtidal. Length: 12 mm. Photographer: Gary Cobb.
Cheers
Gary Cobb
gary@nudibranch.com.au
Cobb, G.C., 2007 (Sep 27) Thorunna florens from sthn Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20783Dear Gary,
This is Thorunna florens rather than T. australis. You had noticed the lack of a band on the rhinophores. Also the orange patch on the front of the mantle is characteristic of T. florens. In T. australis, the mantle is much narrower and the outer row of purple spots is very close to the white lines.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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