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Species of gastropod
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
^
"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verconia purpurea (Baba, 1949)" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2024-02-19 .
^ 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
^
a
b
"Australian Faunal Directory: Noumea purpurea " . biodiversity.org.au . Retrieved 2022-03-20 .
^ Baba, K. 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan . Tokyo : Iwanami Shoten 194 pp. [55, 144-145]
^
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.
Further reading
External links
Verconia purpurea Noumea purpurea