Peronia verruculata

Peronia verruculata is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.^[1]

Peronia verruculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Systellommatophora
Family:	Onchidiidae
Genus:	Peronia
Species:	P. verruculata
Binomial name
Peronia verruculata (Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms[1]
Onchidium verruculatum Cuvier, 1830 Oncidium elberti Simroth, 1918 Peronia alderi J.E. Gray, 1850 Peronia savignyi Recluz, 1869

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.

Human Use

In the Philippines, Peronia verruculata, is considered a delicacy in certain coastal communities. The slug is typically harvested from intertidal areas and consumed raw with simple sauces made from kalamansi with soy sauce.^[2]