Monday, July 30, 2012

Jorunna funebris

Funeral Nudibranch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Superfamily:Doridoidea
Family:Discodorididae
Genus:Jorunna
Species:J. funebris
Binomial name
Jorunna funebris
(Kelaart, 1858)
It is white nudibranch with black dots! The Funeral Nudibranch got its name from the black and white coloration. 

It feeds on a blue sponge, and its egg ribbons are white in colour.

Like the other members from the family Discodorididae, this slug is able to retract its gills into a gill pocket!

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