Comment from the photographer: size abt 1cm only

Photo Information

Photographer
Yap Chong Koon
Species name
Thorunna daniellae
Verified by
"This is an exceptionally atypical individual. Thorunna daniellae normally has a thin unbroken purple submarginal line, but in this individual it is represented by a series of very large purple spots connected by a rather wide violet-blue line. Some individuals with this pattern of spots/dashes instead of a line are already known (e.g., Bertsch & Johnson 1981: 109), but nowhere near as dark as this individual. Fortunately for identification, the semi-transparent uniformly pink mantle abs red rhinophores and gills of this specimen are characteristic of Thorunna daniellae. This photo represents the first record of this species from Malaysia."
Comment from Richard Willan
This is an exceptionally atypical individual. Thorunna daniellae normally has a thin unbroken purple submarginal line, but in this individual it is represented by a series of very large purple spots connected by a rather wide violet-blue line. Some individuals with this pattern of spots/dashes instead of a line are already known (e.g., Bertsch & Johnson 1981: 109), but nowhere near as dark as this individual. Fortunately for identification, the semi-transparent uniformly pink mantle abs red rhinophores and gills of this specimen are characteristic of Thorunna daniellae. This photo represents the first record of this species from Malaysia.
Taken on
7 July 2008 12:09:52 pm
Posted
16 years ago
Updated
4 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Canon PowerShot A620
Date and Time
2008:06:07 12:09:52
Exposure Time
1/125
Exposure Bias
0/3
Focal Length
7300/1000 mm
Horizontal Resolution
180/1 dpi
Vertical Resolution
180/1 dpi
Aperture
f/2.8
Exposure Mode
Auto exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
White Balance
Manual white balance
Color Space
Uncalibrated
Software
Picasa 3.0

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyChromodorididae
SpeciesThorunna daniellae