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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jorunna tomentosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.[2]
Jorunna tomentosa | |
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The nudibranch Jorunna tomentosa feeding on the sponge Haliclona cinerea, Rosehearty, Moray Firth, Scotland. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Jorunna |
Species: | J. tomentosa |
Binomial name | |
Jorunna tomentosa | |
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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]
Jorunna tomentosa feeds on the sponges Haliclona cinerea and Haliclona oculata.[5]
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