Jorunna tomentosa
(Cuvier, 1804)
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Richard Willan: The tiny papillae (called caryophyllidia) all over the surface of the mantle have a very elaborate and characteristic microscopic structure – a tiny central papilla protected by a crown of spicules emerging above the skin of the mantle. These structures must have some sensory function, but what they sense and why they need to be distributed all over the mantle is unknown.
| Location: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Photographer: | Guido Zsilavecz |
| Taken on: | January 27, 2008 |
| Viewed: | 237 times |
| Posted: | 8 months ago |
| Updated: | 8 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Dorididae |
| Species: | Jorunna tomentosa |