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, 1986
- Verconia aureopunctata Rudman, 1987
- Verconia catalai Rudman, 1990
- Verconia closeorum Rudman, 1986
- Verconia decussata Risbec, 1928
- Verconia haliclona Burn, 1957
- Verconia hongkongiensis Rudman, 1990
- Verconia laboutei Rudman, 1986
- Verconia nivalis Baba, 1937
- Verconia norba Marcus & Marcus, 1970
- Verconia parva
- Verconia protea Gosliner, 1994
- Verconia purpurea Baba, 1949
- Verconia romeri Risbec, 1928 - type species
- Verconia simplex Pease, 1871
- Verconia spencerensis Rudman, 1987
- Verconia subnivalis Baba, 1987
- Verconia sudanica Rudman, 1985
- Verconia varians Pease, 1871
- Verconia verconiforma Rudman, 1995
- Verconia verconis Basedow & Hedley, 1905
- Noumea angustolutea Rudman, 1990: synonym of Ardeadoris angustolutea
- Noumea cameroni Burn, 1966: synonym of Verconia haliclona
- Noumea closei Rudman, 1986: synonym of Verconia closeorum Rudman, 1986
- Noumea 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''