Verconia closeorum (Rudman, 1986) is a animal in the Chromodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Verconia closeorum (Rudman, 1986)

Verconia closeorum (Rudman, 1986)

Verconia closeorum is a shell-less chromodoridid dorid nudibranch sea slug endemic to southern Australia.

Genus
Verconia
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Verconia closeorum (Rudman, 1986)

Verconia closeorum is a species of colorful sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, which is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Chromodorididae. This marine species is endemic to Australia, and can be found in waters off South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Chromodorididae Verconia

More from Chromodorididae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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