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Jorunna

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Jorunna
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Jorunna is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.[2]

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The name Jorunna comes from the latinization of the name of the character Jorunn from the Laxdæla saga.[3]

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Biology

Jorunna species are usually camouflaged to match the sponges they feed on, which in many cases belong to the family Chalinidae. It is likely that many undescribed species exist.[4]

Species

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There are more than 20 species in genus Jorunna.[5][2]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Jorunna johnstoni (Alder & Hancock, 1845): synonym of Jorunna tomentosa (Cuvier, 1804) - type species of the genus Jorunna
  • Jorunna lemchei Ev. Marcus, 1976 : synonym of Gargamella lemchei (Ev. Marcus, 1976)
  • Jorunna luisae Ev. Marcus, 1976: synonym of Jorunna evansi (Eliot, 1906)
  • Jorunna malcolmi Ev. Marcus, 1976: synonym of Jorunna labialis (Eliot, 1908)
  • Jorunna marchadi Risbec, 1956: synonym of Asteronotus cespitosus van Hasselt, 1824
  • Jorunna zania Ev. Marcus, 1976: synonym of Jorunna funebris (Kelaart, 1859)
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