Thorunna daniellae
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Richard Willan: This is an exceptionally atypical individual. Thorunna daniellae normally has a thin unbroken purple submarginal line, but in this individual it is represented by a series of very large purple spots connected by a rather wide violet-blue line. Some individuals with this pattern of spots/dashes instead of a line are already known (e.g., Bertsch & Johnson 1981: 109), but nowhere near as dark as this individual. Fortunately for identification, the semi-transparent uniformly pink mantle abs red rhinophores and gills of this specimen are characteristic of Thorunna daniellae. This photo represents the first record of this species from Malaysia.
Comment from the photographer: size abt 1cm only
| Location: | Perhentian, Malaysia |
| Photographer: | Yap Chong Koon |
| Camera: | Canon PowerShot A620 › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | June 7, 2008 |
| Viewed: | 202 times |
| Posted: | 2 months ago |
| Updated: | 2 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Thorunna daniellae |