title: Thorunna punicea
text: # Thorunna punicea
  
  Thorunna punicea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species was described from Passe de Koumac, New Caledonia, 20°40.7′S 164°14.7′E﻿ / ﻿20.6783°S 164.2450°E﻿ / -20.6783; 164.2450.
  
  ## Description
  
  This species is similar in coloration to Hypselodoris melanesica and Mexichromis albofimbria. It has a purple mantle with a thin white margin and darker purple bases to the rhinophores and gills.
  
  