Thorunna purpuropedis Rudman & Johnson, 1985

Thorunna purpuropedis was originally described from the Marshalls, but is known here from only three specimens found at Enewetak Atoll and two more from Kwajalein. All were found on lagoon reefs under chunks of dead coral at depths of 6 to 8 meters and measured 5 to 10mm in length.

The next two shots show a Kwajalein Atoll specimen found on 7 September 2008. It measured 8mm in length. On this specimen alone of the five found so far, the marginal orange and red bands were not present on the anteror left and right corners.

The specimen below is the first one found at Enewetak Atoll on 13 August 1981. It measured 10mm in length.

Created 3 January 2006
Updated 19 September 2008