| Verconia protea | |
|---|---|
| |
| Two Verconia protea (top left, bottom right) on a sponge near Gordon's Bay, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Verconia |
| Species: | V. protea
|
| Binomial name | |
| Verconia protea Gosliner, 1994
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
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]
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]
A small (15mm) dorid with a smooth salmon pink body and white dotted margin.[3]
Ecology[edit]
Often found on an encrusting sponge of almost identical colour at depths of 8 to 10m.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ 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. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 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. ISBN 0-620-38054-3