Jorunna hervei Innabi, Stout & Á. Valdés, 2023
- Location
- Red Beach, Okinawa Island (East coast), Okinawa, Japan
- Date
- 2016/06/11
- Length
- 14mm
- Depth
- 2.0m
- Water temperature
- 28.4℃
Description
A small dorid nudibranch reaching about 20 mm in length. The body is yellowish-white to pale brown, with an irregular white reticulate pattern across the dorsum. The dorsal surface has a rough, shark-skin-like texture. The rhinophores and gills are slightly darker than the body colour.Distribution
Originally described from Japanese waters. Morphologically similar specimens have also been reported from Australia.Etymology
The specific epithet hervei is presumed to honour a person named Hervé.Remarks
Feeds primarily on the sponge Callyspongia confoederata (Ridley, 1884).References
- シロサメハダウミウシ（新称）, 鈴木敬宇. (2000). ウミウシガイドブック〈2〉. TBSブリタニカ.
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Kimoto N. (2026). Sea Slugs of Japan & the Indo-Pacific, 2nd Edition.
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Tag:
Same Genus Nudibranchs
Similar Colors Nudibranchs
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