Verconia protea
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| Verconia protea | |
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| File:Protea nudibranch at Pinnacle DSC03005 crop.jpg | |
| Two Verconia protea (top left, bottom right) on a sponge near Gordon's Bay, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Verconia |
| Species: | V. protea
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| Binomial name | |
| Verconia protea Gosliner, 1994
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| Synonyms | |
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Noumea protea Gosliner, 1994 | |
Verconia protea is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1][2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]A small (15mm) dorid with a smooth salmon pink body and white dotted margin.[3]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]Often found on an encrusting sponge of almost identical colour at depths of 8 to 10m.[3]
References
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- ^ Bieler, R. (2015). Verconia protea (Gosliner, 1994). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866660 on 2016-01-13
- ^ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). page(s): 204 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=562472 on 2012-02-25
- ^ a b c Zsilavecz, G. 2007. Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. SURG, Cape Town. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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