Verconia simplex
Species of gastropod
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Verconia simplex is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1][2]
| Verconia simplex | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Verconia |
| Species: | V. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Verconia simplex (Pease, 1871) | |
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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.
