Jorunna


Jorunna is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.
The name Jorunna comes from the latinization of the name of the character Jorunn from the Laxdæla saga.

Biology

Jorunna species are usually camouflaged to match the sponges they feed on, which in many cases belong to the family Chalinidae. It is likely that many undescribed species exist.

Species

There are more than 20 species in genus Jorunna.
;Species brought into synonymy:Jorunna johnstoni : synonym of Jorunna tomentosa - type species of the genus JorunnaJorunna lemchei Ev. Marcus, 1976 : synonym of Gargamella lemchei Jorunna luisae Ev. Marcus, 1976: synonym of Jorunna evansi Jorunna malcolmi Ev. Marcus, 1976: synonym of Jorunna labialis Jorunna marchadi Risbec, 1956: synonym of Asteronotus cespitosus van Hasselt, 1824Jorunna zania Ev. Marcus, 1976: synonym of ''Jorunna funebris''