Biology:Verconia purpurea

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Verconia purpurea
Noumea purpurea (5911545986).jpg
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. purpurea
Binomial name
Verconia purpurea
Baba, 1949

Verconia purpurea is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1][2] It was first described in 1949 by Kikutaro Baba as Noumea purpurea.[3][4]

The length of the body attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off subtropical Japan.[5] It is also found on the Great Barrier Reef.[3]

References

  1. Bieler, R. (2015). Verconia purpurea (Baba, 1949). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866661 on 2016-01-13
  2. 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. page(s): 245 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559971 on 2012-02-25
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Australian Faunal Directory: Noumea purpurea" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Noumea_purpurea. 
  4. Baba, K. 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Tokyo : Iwanami Shoten 194 pp. [55, 144-145]
  5. Clench, W.J.. "Review of Baba, Kikutaro 1949: Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay Collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan". Occasional papers on mollusks 1 (15): 404. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7756596. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q61696555 entry