Verconia decussata

Verconia decussata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Euctenidiacea clade Doridacea
Superfamily:	Doridoidea
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Verconia
Species:	V. decussata
Binomial name
Verconia decussata Risbec, 1928
Synonyms
Glossodoris decussata (Risbec, 1928) Noumea decussata Risbec, 1928 Thorunna decussata (Risbec, 1928)

Verconia decussata is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

1. Bieler, R. (2015). Verconia decussata (Risbec, 1928). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866653 on 2016-01-13
2. 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): 244 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559966 on 2012-02-25

• Risbec, J. 1928. Contribution à l’étude des nudibranches Néo-Calédoniens. Faune des Colonies Françaises 2(1): 1–328.
• Rudman, W.B. 2001. Noumea decussata Risbec, 1928. Australian Museum, Sydney