Verconia protea Protea Rainbow Dorid

Verconia protea is commonly referred to as Protea Rainbow Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

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lexID:: 17159
AphiaID:: 866660

Scientific:: Verconia protea
German:: Protea Regenbogen Verconia
English:: Protea Rainbow Dorid

Category:: Nudibranchi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Verconia (Genus) > protea (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gosliner, ), 1994

Occurrence:: Endemic species, South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 8 - 10 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,5 cm
Temperature:: 57.2 °F - 62.6 °F (14°C - 17°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown