Biology:Verconia haliclona

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Verconia haliclona
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Verconia
Species:
V. haliclona
Binomial name
Verconia haliclona
(Burn, 1957)
Synonyms
  • Glossodoris haliclona Burn, 1957 (original combination)
  • Noumea cameroni Burn, 1966
  • Noumea haliclona (Burn, 1957)
  • Noumea margaretae Burn, 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.

Ecology

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
  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q7063843 entry