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Thorunna daniellae Danielle's Nudibranch

Thorunna daniellae is commonly referred to as Danielle's Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Thorunna daniellae, Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025


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lexID:
7372 
AphiaID:
558680 
Scientific:
Thorunna daniellae 
German:
Danielles Thorunna 
English:
Danielle's Nudibranch 
Category:
Naaktslakken 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Thorunna (Genus) > daniellae (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Kay & Young, ), 1969 
Occurrence:
Ambon, Australia, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, New Caledonia, South-Africa, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.24" - 0.98" (0.6cm - 2.5cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available, 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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-01-04 19:42:58 

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Thorunna daniellae (Kay & Young, 1969)

The body is white, rhinophores are translucent with bright orange lamellae and the gills are translucent white.Thorunna daniellae was found on rocky bottoms to depts of 27 m.This species feeds exclusively on sponges.

Thorunna "daniellae" was named for the malacologist Danielle Fellows.

Similar to Hypselodoris brycei (size max. 50mm), Thorunna daniella (size max. 25mm).

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

This encrusting sponge was under a rock on a lagoon reef and being preyed upon by a pair of Thorunna daniellae nudibranchs.
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Thorunna daniellae, Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025
Thorunna daniellae,Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2024
Thorunna daniellae,Ambon, ID-MA, ID 2017
Thorunna daniellae, Ambon 2023

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