Jorunna alisonae
| Jorunna alisonae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Jorunna |
| Species: | J. alisonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Jorunna alisonae Ev. Marcus, 1976[1] | |
Jorunna alisonae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Hawaii.[3] Previously identified[4] with the European Jorunna tomentosa.[5]
Biology
Jorunna alisonae is a common species usually found in the intertidal zone or shallow depths at protected to moderately exposed rocky sites. It feeds on the violet-brown sponge Haliclona permollis.[4][6]
References
- ^ Marcus, Ev. (1976) On Kentrodoris and Jorunna (Gastropoda Opisthobranchia). Boletim de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, 1: 11-68.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Jorunna alisonae Ev. Marcus, 1976. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-10
- ^ Camacho-García Y.E. & Gosliner T.M. (2008). Systematic revision of Jorunna Bergh, 1876 (Nudibranchia: Discodorididae) with a morphological phylogenetic analysis. Journal of Molluscan Studies 74: 143-181
- ^ a b Kay, E.A. & Young, D.K. (1969) The Doridacea (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science, 23(2): 172-231.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (November 11) Jorunna alisonae Marcus, 1976. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., 2015. Jorunna alisonae. Sea Slugs of Hawaii.