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Jorunna spongiosa

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Jorunna spongiosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Jorunna
Species:
J. spongiosa
Binomial name
Jorunna spongiosa
Alvim & Pimenta, 2013[1]

Jorunna spongiosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Brazil.

Ecology

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Prey of Jorunna spongiosa include sponges Haliclona sp., Callyspongia pallida and Callyspongia sp.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Gofas, S. (2015). Jorunna spongiosa Alvim & Pimenta, 2013. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-11
  3. ^ 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.