Verconia haliclona

Verconia haliclona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Verconia
Species:	V. haliclona
Binomial name
Verconia haliclona (Burn, 1957)
Synonyms
Glossodoris haliclonaBurn, 1957 (original combination) Noumea cameroniBurn, 1966 Noumea haliclona(Burn, 1957) Noumea margaretaeBurn, 1966

Verconia haliclona is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs at depths between 0–20 m off New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Description

The length of the body varies between 6 mm and 18 mm. Their colour varies by region. ^[3]

The main distinguishing features are small red/orange spots scattered across mantle and a red or orange mark on the front of the rhinophores. The body colour ranges from white to yellow or pink dependent upon location. There is often an orange edge to the mantle but this can be pale or absent in juveniles or in specimens from Tasmania.

References

1. Bieler, R. (2015). Verconia haliclona (Burn, 1957). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866654 on 2016-01-13
2. Rudman W.B. (1983) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris splendida, C. aspersa and Hypselodoris placida colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 78: 105-173. page(s): 126 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533932 on 2012-02-25
3. jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W. B. (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Noumea haliclona". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 2024-12-03.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

• Burn, R. 1957. On some Opisthobranchia from Victoria. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 1(1): 11–29
• Burn, R. 1966. On three new Chromodoridinae from Australia (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia). The Veliger 8: 191–197
• Burn, R. 2006. A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Report 10: 1-42