Jorunna spazzola

Jorunna spazzola (Er. Marcus, 1955)

Jorunna spazzola @ Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean 30-03-2017 by Mickey Charteris

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Jorunna spazzola (Er. Marcus, 1955)

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassRingipleura
SuperorderNudipleura
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridida
InfraorderDoridoidei
SuperfamilyDoridoidea
FamilyDiscodorididae
GenusJorunna
SpeciesJorunna spazzola (Er. Marcus, 1955)
Synonyms

  • Awuka spazzola Er. Marcus, 1955

Description

Biology
As a curiosity, Jorunna spazzola can change its body colour from white to brown in just a few minutes (Valdés, Á., com. pers.).

Etymology

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Jorunna spazzola
Sources:
OBIS
GROC 2010-2011
Enric Madrenas
João Pedro Silva
Bernard Picton
GBIF
OPK
VIMAR
Manuel Ballesteros
M@re Nostrum
Altres fonts
Marine Regions

Abundance

Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Atlantic Ocean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Jorunna spazzola based on our own records.

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Bibliography

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    Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Pontes, Miquel, Manuel Ballesteros, Enric Madrenas (2025) "Jorunna spazzola" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 09/01/2019. Accessed: 03/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=27986)