Verconia
Verconia is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.
The host sponges for species in this genus are sponges in the genera Darwinella and Dendrilla.
Noumea Risbec, 1928 is a junior homonym of Noumea Fauvel, 1874, a name in current use. Verconia Pruvot-Fol, 1931 was recognized as a synonym of Noumea Risbec by Johnson & Gosliner and is here used for species of the chromodoridid group previously known as Noumea.
Species
Species in the genus Verconia include:Verconia alboannulata Rudman, 1986Verconia aureopunctata Rudman, 1987Verconia catalai Rudman, 1990Verconia closeorum Rudman, 1986 Verconia decussata Risbec, 1928Verconia haliclona Burn, 1957 Verconia hongkongiensis Rudman, 1990Verconia laboutei Rudman, 1986Verconia nivalis Baba, 1937Verconia norba Marcus & Marcus, 1970Verconia parva Verconia protea Gosliner, 1994Verconia purpurea Baba, 1949Verconia romeri Risbec, 1928 - type speciesVerconia simplex Pease, 1871Verconia spencerensis Rudman, 1987Verconia subnivalis Baba, 1987Verconia sudanica Rudman, 1985Verconia varians Pease, 1871Verconia verconiforma Rudman, 1995Verconia verconis Basedow & Hedley, 1905Noumea angustolutea Rudman, 1990: synonym of Ardeadoris angustolutea Noumea cameroni Burn, 1966: synonym of Verconia haliclona Noumea closei Rudman, 1986: synonym of Verconia closeorum Rudman, 1986Noumea crocea Rudman, 1986: synonym of Diversidoris crocea Noumea flava : synonym of Diversidoris flava Noumea margaretae Burn, 1966: synonym of Verconia haliclona Noumea regalis Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2001: synonym of Chromodoris regalis Noumea sulphurea Rudman, 1986: synonym of Diversidoris sulphurea Noumea violacea Risbec, 1930: synonym of ''Hallaxa indecora''