Verconia
Introduction '''''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 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) is a junior homonym of ''Noumea'' Fauvel, 1874 (Arthropoda: Coleoptera), a name in current use. ''Verconia'' Pruvot-Fol, 1931 was recognized as a synonym of ''Noumea'' Risbec by Johnson & Gosliner (2012) 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'' (Baba, 1949)* ''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: Species brought into synonymy:* ''Noumea angustolutea'' Rudman, 1990: synonym of ''Ardeadoris angustolutea'' (Rudman, 1990)* ''Noumea cameroni'' Burn, 1966: synonym of ''Verconia haliclona'' (Burn, 1957)* ''Noumea closei'' Rudman, 1986: synonym of ''Verconia closeorum'' Rudman, 1986* ''Noumea crocea'' Rudman, 1986: synonym of ''Diversidoris crocea'' (Rudman, 1986)* ''Noumea flava'' (Eliot, 1904): synonym of ''Diversidoris flava'' (Eliot, 1904)* ''Noumea margaretae'' Burn, 1966: synonym of ''Verconia haliclona'' (Burn, 1957)* ''Noumea  regalis'' Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2001: synonym of ''Chromodoris regalis'' (Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2001)* ''Noumea sulphurea'' Rudman, 1986: synonym of ''Diversidoris sulphurea'' (Rudman, 1986)* ''Noumea violacea'' Risbec, 1930: synonym of ''Hallaxa indecora'' (Bergh, 1905)
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