| Thorunna punicea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Thorunna |
| Species: | T. punicea |
| Binomial name | |
| Thorunna punicea | |
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Thorunna punicea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [2]
This species was described from Passe de Koumac, New Caledonia, 20°40.7′S164°14.7′E / 20.6783°S 164.2450°E . [3]
This species is similar in coloration to Hypselodoris melanesica and Mexichromis albofimbria . It has a purple mantle with a thin white margin and darker purple bases to the rhinophores and gills.
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