Verconia protea

Verconia protea is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Distribution

Known only from Oudekraal and Vulcan Rock on the Cape Peninsula west coast and Pinnacle dive site near Gordon's Bay on the east side of False Bay. South African endemic.

Description

A small dorid with a smooth salmon pink body and white dotted margin.

Ecology

Often found on an encrusting sponge of almost identical colour at depths of 8 to 10m.