Thorunna africana African Nudibranch

Thorunna africana is commonly referred to as African Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Sven Kahlbrock, Ägypten

Thorunna africana, Egypt, Nortehrn Red Sea 2019

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Scientific:: Thorunna africana
German:: Afrikanische Thorunna
English:: African Nudibranch

Category:: Ślimaki nagoskrzelne

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Thorunna (Genus) > africana (Species)
Initial determination:: Rudman, 1984

Occurrence:: East Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Red Sea, Tansania
Sea depth:: 0 - 22 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1,0cm - 2,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Thorunna africana
Afrikanische Thorunna
Thorunna arbuta
Nacktschnecke
Thorunna australis
Australische Thorunna
Thorunna daniellae
Danielles Thorunna
Thorunna florens
Nacktschnecke
Thorunna furtiva
Versteckte Thorunna
Thorunna halourga
Nacktschnecke
Thorunna horologia
Nacktschnecke
Thorunna kahuna
Kahuna Prachtsternschnecke
Thorunna montrouzieri
Thorunna perplexa
Thorunna punicea
Thorunna purpuropedis
Purpur-Fuß Thorunna
Thorunna speciosa
Thorunna talaverai

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-06-30 19:58:42
Last edit:: 2025-10-14 20:39:20

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Thorunna africana Rudman, 1984

Tis nudibranch is creamy-white.The mantle border is gold and the outer edge to the gills and to the tip of the rhinophore clubs are red.

Similar to Thorunna furtiva (the outer edge is brownish yellow , gills and rhinophores are coloured with brownish yellow).

The gills wave rhythmically as the animal is crawling along.

This species feeds on sponges.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Thorunna (Genus) > Thorunna africana (Species)

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Thorunna africana, Egypt, Nortehrn Red Sea 2019

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