Red-lined Jorunna
| Scientific Name: | Jorunna rubescens |
| Species: | Sea Slugs (Discodorididae) |
| Other names: |
Nudibranchs, Kentrodorididae, Kentrodoris rubescens. |
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Red-lined JorunnaUploaded by: @Adorevoyager in February 2009
Photographed at: Velidhu Island Resort - Maldives
Caption: In photo album of resort
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Description
Also known as Nudibranchs, Kentrodorididae and Kentrodoris rubescens.
Found on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas.
They feed on sponges.
Length - 20cm
Depth - 0-18m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
Formerly known from Kentrodorididae family and known as Kentrodoris rubescens.
Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell.
All opisthobranchs are hermaphrodites.
These beautiful slugs are usually brilliantly coloured and this in itself can act as a deterrent against predators. Some sea slugs secrete acid from stinging cells in their tentacles while others secrete acid from cells in their mantle.
Nudibranchs are slow moving, can swim or be propelled along either by muscular contraction or by millions of tiny hairs on the bottom of a fleshy "foot", they have a voracious appetite and feed with a rasp like tongue.
Nudibranch lay their eggs in a ribbon effect on the sand, in different colours depending on species. (edit)
Fishy Stats
Length: 20cm
Depth: 0-18m
Found: Indo-Pacific
Eats: Sponges
Family: Sea Slugs
Species: Discodorididae
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