Verconia is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2026). Verconia Pruvot-Fol, 1931. Accessed on 2026-04-19.
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.Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
Species Species in the genus Verconia include:Rudman W. B. (1984). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81(2/3): 115-273. pages: 137.Rudman W.B. (1988). The Chromodorididae (Ophistobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: the genus Ceratosoma J.E. Gray. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 93 (1): 133-185. page(s): 181Rudman W. B. & Darvell B. W. (1990). "Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia)". Asian Marine Biology 7: 31-79. pages: 54.Rudman W. B. (1990). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 263-326. pages: 295, 298. 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, 1994Gosliner T. M. (1994). "New species of Chromodoris and Noumea (Nudibranch: Chromodorididae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Southern Africa". Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 12 48:239-252 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 Felimida 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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