Verconia varians

Updated on Dec 05, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Verconia

Verconia varians is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Distribution

This marine species is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Indonesia to the Hawaiian islands.

Body: translucent coloration with a segmented white stripe on the midline, a white mantle margin, and a magenta submarginal line.

Rhinophores: translucent base with orange tips

Gills: translucent base with magenta tips

This species is one of several chromodorids that vibrate their gills. Up to 20 mm in length.

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