Verconia simplex

Verconia simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Verconia
Species:	V. simplex
Binomial name
Verconia simplex (Pease, 1871)
Synonyms
Chromodoris simplexPease, 1871 (original combination) Noumea simplex(Pease, 1871)

Verconia simplex 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 occurs in the tropical West Pacific and off Australia (Queensland).

Description

The length of the body varies between 5 mm and 14 mm.

References

1. Bieler, R. (2015). Verconia simplex (Pease, 1871). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866663 on 2016-01-13
2. Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273. page(s): 141 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558465 on 2012-02-25

• Pease, W.H. 1871. Descriptions of new nudibranchiate Mollusca inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology 7: 11-20
• Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.
• Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp.

External links

• "Noumea simplex". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Photos of Verconia simplex in the Sealife Collection