Jorunna spongiosa
Appearance
Jorunna spongiosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Jorunna |
Species: | J. spongiosa
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Binomial name | |
Jorunna spongiosa Alvim & Pimenta, 2013[1]
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Jorunna spongiosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from Brazil.
Ecology
[edit]Prey of Jorunna spongiosa include sponges Haliclona sp., Callyspongia pallida and Callyspongia sp.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Alvim J. & Pimenta A.D. 2013. Taxonomic review of the family Discodorididae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) from Brazil, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 3745(2): 152-198
- ^ Gofas, S. (2015). Jorunna spongiosa Alvim & Pimenta, 2013. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-11
- ^ Belmonte T., Alvim J., Padula V. & Muricy G. (2015). "Spongivory by nudibranchs on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil". Spixiana 38(2): 187–195. PDF.