Jorunna tomentosa

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Jorunna tomentosa
The nudibranch Jorunna tomentosa feeding on the sponge Haliclona cinerea, Rosehearty, Moray Firth, Scotland.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Jorunna
Species:
J. tomentosa
Binomial name
Jorunna tomentosa
(Cuvier, 1804)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Doris johnstoni Alder & Hancock, 1845
  • Doris obvelata Johnston, 1838
  • Doris tomentosa Cuvier, 1804 (basionym)
  • Jorunna johnstoni (Alder & Hancock, 1845)

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

This species occurs in European waters from Norway to Portugal and in the Mediterranean Sea. It has also been reported from South Africa and Tristan da Cunha.[3][4]

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