Jorunna osae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Discodorididae
Genus:
Jorunna
Species:
J. osae
Binomial name
Jorunna osae
Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 2008[1]

Jorunna osae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.[2]

Etymology

Jorunna osae is named after the Osa Conservation Area in Costa Rica.

Distribution

This species was described from Playa Gallardo, Golfito, Osa Conservation Area, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean. Additional specimens from Tempisque Conservation Area and Osa Conservation Area are listed in the original description. Most of the specimens are from the intertidal region with one from 9–13 m depth.[1]

Description

Jorunna osae is a pale brown Jorunna with darker oval markings. It is reported to reach 8 mm in length.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Camacho-García Y.E. & Gosliner T.M. (2008). Systematic revision of Jorunna Bergh, 1876 (Nudibranchia: Discodorididae) with a morphological phylogenetic analysis. Journal of Molluscan Studies 74: 143-181
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Jorunna osae Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 2008. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-10
  3. ↑ Jorunna osae : Photograph at Gastropods.com
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