Verconia protea
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 | |
Distribution
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]
Description
A small (15mm) dorid with a smooth salmon pink body and white dotted margin.[3]
Ecology
Often found on an encrusting sponge of almost identical colour at depths of 8 to 10m.[3]
References
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