Sonja Ooms, Belgien
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Verconia varians (Pease, 1871)
The body of this species is translucent with orange viscera visible through the notum and, usually, an interrupted white stripe down the mid-line. The rhinophores and gills are translucent and usually tipped with magenta/purple.
Feeds exclusively on sponges.
The egg mass is pale yellow-orange in colour.
Rare in the Marshalls, Verconia varians is so far known from only three specimens observed at Kwajalein Atoll. Specimens from Hawaiii look a bit different.
Similar to Verconia norba.
Synonymised names:
Chromodoris gloriosa Bergh, 1874
Chromodoris varians Pease, 1871 (original combination)
Noumea varians (Pease, 1871)
The body of this species is translucent with orange viscera visible through the notum and, usually, an interrupted white stripe down the mid-line. The rhinophores and gills are translucent and usually tipped with magenta/purple.
Feeds exclusively on sponges.
The egg mass is pale yellow-orange in colour.
Rare in the Marshalls, Verconia varians is so far known from only three specimens observed at Kwajalein Atoll. Specimens from Hawaiii look a bit different.
Similar to Verconia norba.
Synonymised names:
Chromodoris gloriosa Bergh, 1874
Chromodoris varians Pease, 1871 (original combination)
Noumea varians (Pease, 1871)
