Verconia purpurea
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Verconia purpurea is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1][2] It was first described in 1949 by Kikutaro Baba as Noumea purpurea.[3][4]
| Verconia purpurea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Verconia |
| Species: | V. purpurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Verconia purpurea Baba, 1949 | |
The length of the body attains 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off subtropical Japan.[5] It is also found on the Great Barrier Reef.[3]
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