Volume 25, Issue 76, July - December, 2024

Morpho-taxonomic study of Peronia verruculata (Cuvier, 1830) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Onchidiidae) from the Karachi coast (Northern Arabian Sea)

Arshia Naz Khatib, Farhana S Ghory^♦

Marine Reference Collection and Resource Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

^♦Corresponding Author
Marine Reference Collection and Resource Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Peronia verruculata, a species of air-breathing, warty sea slug, plays a significant role in its ecosystem through various ecological interactions and processes. The P. verruculata resides in rocky intertidal zones, in crevices of large rocks along streams, and in manmade structures such as seawalls. This species can thrive on large, isolated boulders on sandy beaches. Furthermore, it can adapt to different coastal environments effectively. Dayrat et al., (2020) conducted a review of the systematics of P. verruculata. We have conducted a detailed taxonomic study of P. verruculata, comparing it with previously described instances of the same species.

Keywords: Taxonomy, Peronia verruculata, Gastropoda, Onchidiidae, Karachi coast, Northern Arabian Sea

Species, 2024, 25(76), e46s1741

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v25i76.e46s1741

Published: 12 November 2024