Verconia aureopunctata golden-spotted sea-slug

Verconia aureopunctata - Noumea aureopunctata, 2017

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AphiaID:: 866650

Scientific:: Verconia aureopunctata
German:: Gold-gepunktete Verconia
English:: Golden-spotted Sea-slug

Category:: голожаберный Моллюск

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Verconia (Genus) > aureopunctata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Rudman, ), 1987

Occurrence:: Australia, Endemic species, Tasmania (Australia)
Sea depth:: 7 - 12 Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1,0cm - 2,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Verconia alboannulata
Weißring-Noumea
Verconia aureopunctata
Gold-gepunktete Verconia
Verconia catalai
Verconia closeorum
Nacktschnecke
Verconia decussata
Nacktschnecke
Verconia haliclona
Schwamm Nacktschnecke, Haliclona Verconia
Verconia hongkongiensis
Hongkong Verconia
Verconia laboutei
Nacktschnecke
Verconia nivalis
Nacktschnecke
Verconia norba
Norba Nacktschnecke
Verconia parva
Verconia protea
Protea Regenbogen Verconia
Verconia purpurea
Verconia romeri
Nacktschnecke
Verconia simplex
Simple Noumea
Verconia spencerensis
Verconia subnivalis
Verconia sudanica
Rotmeer Verconia
Verconia varians
Variable Noumea
Verconia verconiforma
Nacktschnecke
Verconia verconis
Rosenschwamm-Schnecke, Vercos Verconis

More related species in this lexicon:

Verconia sp. 01
Nacktschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-11-23 20:13:01
Last edit:: 2017-11-23 20:23:39

Info

Verconia aureopunctata (Rudman, 1987)

The mantle is translucent with opaque white aggregate spots.Opaque white mantle glands around the edge accentuate the white margin.

Similar to Goniobranchus tasmaniensis und Goniobranchus epicurius .

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania and Victoria.Feeds on sponges.

Synonym:
Noumea aureopunctata Rudman, 1987

External links

Molluscs of Tasmania (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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