Thorunna halourga

Species Profile
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Thorunna halourga
Author: R. Johnson & Gosliner, 2001
Order: Nudibranchia Family: Chromodorididae
Maximum Size: 20 mm
Sightings: Sunshine Coast
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This is a not-so-common species on the offshore reefs of the Sunshine Coast of Queensland Australia. Distribution is generally the Western Pacific but well-known in PNG and the Philippines. It has an interesting and unusual appearance.
Notice the spicules of calcium carbonate visible through the dorsal surface of the mantle, that are arranged as chevrons or in a herring-bone pattern. Although readily visible in images taken under studio lighting conditions, they are almost never apparent from in situ images.
Other Sea Slugs in this Family (sighted)
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Ardeadoris angustolutea
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Ardeadoris averni
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Ardeadoris egretta
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Ardeadoris electra
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Ardeadoris rubroannulata
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Ardeadoris sp. 01
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Ardeadoris symmetrica
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Cadlinella ornatissima
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Ceratosoma amoenum
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Ceratosoma sp. 01
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Ceratosoma sp. 02
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Ceratosoma tenue
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Ceratosoma trilobatum
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Chromodoris annae
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Chromodoris aspersa
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Chromodoris burni
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Chromodoris colemani
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Chromodoris elisabethina
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Chromodoris joshi
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Chromodoris kuiteri
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Chromodoris lochi
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Chromodoris magnifica
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Chromodoris sp. 02
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Chromodoris sp. 03
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Chromodoris sp. 05
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Chromodoris strigata
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Chromodoris willani
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Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
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Diversidoris cf. aurantionodulosa
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Diversidoris crocea
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Diversidoris flava
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Diversidoris sp. 01
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Diversidoris sp. 02
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Diversidoris sp. 03
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Doriprismatica atromarginata
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Doriprismatica dendrobranchia
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Doriprismatica sibogae
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Glossodoris aeruginosa
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Glossodoris hikuerensis
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Glossodoris rufomarginata
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Glossodoris sp. 03
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Glossodoris sp. 04
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Glossodoris sp. 05
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Glossodoris vespa
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Goniobranchus albonares
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Goniobranchus albopunctatus
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Goniobranchus alius
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Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
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Goniobranchus coi
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Goniobranchus conchyliatus
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Goniobranchus daphne
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Goniobranchus decorus
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Goniobranchus fidelis
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Goniobranchus geometricus
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Goniobranchus kuniei
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Goniobranchus leopardus
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Goniobranchus preciosus
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Goniobranchus rufomaculatus
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Goniobranchus sinensis
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Goniobranchus sp. 01
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Goniobranchus sp. 02
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Goniobranchus sp. 03
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Goniobranchus sp. 04
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Goniobranchus sp. 05
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Goniobranchus sp. 06
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Goniobranchus sp. 07
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Goniobranchus sp. 08
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Goniobranchus sp. 09
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Goniobranchus sp. 10
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Goniobranchus splendidus
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Goniobranchus tinctorius
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Goniobranchus verrieri
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Hypselodoris apolegma
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Hypselodoris babai
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Hypselodoris bennetti
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Hypselodoris bullockii
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Hypselodoris decorata
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Hypselodoris emma
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Hypselodoris iacula
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Hypselodoris imperialis
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Hypselodoris jacksoni
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Hypselodoris lacuna
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Hypselodoris maculosa
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Hypselodoris maritima
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Hypselodoris melanesica
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Hypselodoris obscura
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Hypselodoris roo
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Hypselodoris sagamiensis
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Hypselodoris sp. 02
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Hypselodoris sp. 04
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Hypselodoris sp. 06
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Hypselodoris sp. 08
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Hypselodoris sp. 09
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Hypselodoris sp. 10
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Hypselodoris tryoni
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Hypselodoris variobranchia
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Hypselodoris whitei
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Hypselodoris zephyra
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Mexichromis aurora
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Mexichromis cf. multituberculata
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Mexichromis festiva
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Mexichromis macropus
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Mexichromis mariei
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Mexichromis pusilla
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Mexichromis trilineata
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Miamira magnifica
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Miamira moloch
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Miamira sinuata
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Thorunna australis
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Thorunna daniellae
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Thorunna florens
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Thorunna furtiva
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Thorunna halourga
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Thorunna montrouzieri
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Thorunna sp. 01
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Thorunna sp. 02
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Thorunna sp. 04
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Thorunna sp. 05
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Thorunna sp. 06
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Thorunna sp. 07
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Verconia alboannulata
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Verconia cf. varians
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Verconia decussata
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Verconia haliclona
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Verconia laboutei
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Verconia norba
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Verconia romeri
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Verconia simplex
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Verconia sp. 02
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Verconia sp. 03
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Verconia sp. 04
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Verconia sp. 05
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Verconia varians
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Verconia verconiforma