Verconia simplex

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Verconia simplex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
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]

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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.

Ecology

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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