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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Verconia protea is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1][2]
| Verconia protea | |
|---|---|
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| Two Verconia protea (top left, bottom right) on a sponge near Gordon's Bay, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Verconia |
| Species: | V. protea |
| Binomial name | |
| Verconia protea Gosliner, 1994 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Noumea protea Gosliner, 1994 | |
Known only from Oudekraal and Vulcan Rock on the Cape Peninsula west coast and Pinnacle dive site near Gordon's Bay on the east side of False Bay. South African endemic.[3]
A small (15mm) dorid with a smooth salmon pink body and white dotted margin.[3]
Often found on an encrusting sponge of almost identical colour at depths of 8 to 10m.[3]
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