Jorunna parva (Baba, 1938)
23mm

Our Jorunna parva is known in the Marshalls from three specimens, the first found on 25 August 2008 on an eastern lagoon Halimeda patch at a depth of about 8m. It measured 22mm in length.

The specimen found had a deformed mantle, which folded outward on the right side approximately even with the gills.

Here is the same animal shot with a different digital camera, which showed a bit different coloration.

The second specimen was nearly the same size at 23mm, and was in a lagoon Halimeda patch on 26 March 2012. This one is a bit darker.

The side view shows the spotting on the yellow foot.

A third specimen was found by Jay Lord under a rock on the seaward reef.

Created 29 August 2008
Updated 30 May 2019

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