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Molluscs of Tasmania

Chromodorididae: Thorunna arbuta (Burn, 1961) (‘shrubby sea-slug’)

Synonym(s): arbuta Burn, 1961.
Typical body-length 30 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore on sponges, on which it feeds. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Euctenidiacea – Doridacea
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Thorunna

Localities for Thorunna arbuta
Vexitomina
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